Mary Winston Jackson
Mary Winston Jackson was a mathematician and aerospace engineer, and the first African American Female engineer to work at NASA. Born in Hampton, Virginia, she always had a gift for arithmetic.
Dr. Edward Alexander Bouchet
Dr.Edward Alexander Bouchet was an African-American mathematician and physicist who was the first African-American to graduate with a PhD in the United States.
Benjamin Banneker
Benjamin Banneker, born in 1731, was a mathematician, astronomer, farmer, almanac compiler, and civil rights advocate.
Emmett Chappelle
Mr.Emmett Chappelle, widely known as the “Father of Bioluminescence” was an African-American scientist who made grand leaps in the field of research.
Dr. George Robert Carruthers
Dr. George Robert Carruthers was a prodigy in Astronautical Engineering and the inventor of the only astronomical telescope sent to the moon.
Dr. Katherine Goble Johnson
Dr. Katherine Goble Johnson was born in White Sulfur Springs, West Virginia, where she received segregated education.
Increasing Diversity in STEM Research Interview on Let It Be Known w/Stacy Brown
Dr. Manley was interviewed on Let It Be Known w/ Stacy Brown at Black Press USA about about increasing diversity in STEM fields.