Black Pioneers of Science and Invention [Paperback]

A readable, perceptive account of the lives of fourteen gifted innovators who have played important roles in scientific and industrial progress. The achievements of Benjamin Banneker, Granville T. Woods, George Washington Carver, and others have made jobs easier, saved countless lives, and in many cases, altered the course of history.
    Includes a bibliography and an index.

A fascinating expos? of the lives of the black inventors who made revolutionary contributions to industrydoctors who advanced the cause of medicine, and scientists who performed outstanding research.

This book does not merely decry injustice, it communicates the interest of each field of study, conveys the significance of the work of each in the field . . . An auspicious roster. --Kirkus Reviews

DR. LOUIS HABERhad a long and distinguished career teaching science. An adjunct professor at Pace University and Lehman College, he held graduate degrees in both science and education. He died in 1988.