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celebrates Elijah McCoy (b. 1844), the Black Canadian-American engineer whose inventions improved the efficiency of locomotives & steam engines.

He is often cited as the inspiration for the expression, "The real McCoy"

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2022-05-02

It’s our honor today to highlight Dr. Jewel Plummer Cobb, a dedicated cancer biologist and advocate who discovered an effective treatment for some skin cancers, lung cancers, and childhood leukemia!

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2022-02-25

ICYMI - On we're using Benjamin Banneker's story to surprise students with +
Practice reverse engineering, diagraming, and scale
https://t.co/v0Gi58cO4h

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2021-08-27

NEW on Use Benjamin Banneker's story to surprise your students with this + lesson to practice reverse engineering, diagraming, and scale
https://t.co/v0Gi57VdcJ

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2021-08-26

Valerie L. Thomas is a physicist and inventor, best known for her creation of the illusion transmitter, for which she holds the patent, while working for NASA in the 1970s-80s.

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2019-02-22

Meet Dr. Lloyd Augustus Hall, a chemist who revolutionized the food industry. Dr. Hall received his Doctorate in Science from Virginia State College in 1944.

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2019-02-08