Author: Ava Henry, Michael Williams, Jeorge Asare-Djan, Carol Cumberbatch
publisher name: BIS Publications
ISBN: 9781903289006
This book is designed for use by children between the ages of 7 - 16. It covers the topic of Black Scientists and Inventors, containing biographies of notable black scientists and inventors from the UK, America, the Caribbean, and Africa. It includes questions, a timeline of scientists and inventors, a glossary, and a bibliography for further reading. This book aims to help pupils develop their skills in reading, comprehension, math, history, and science. Some of the featured scientists and inventors include Ron Headley, ex-cricketer and inventor of The Ecocharger, a device that allows cleaner emissions from diesel engines, Dr. Mae Jemison, the first black female astronaut, Jan Ernst Matzeliger, who invented the shoe-lasting machine, Garrett A. Morgan, inventor of the traffic lights and gas mask, and eminent biologist Dr. Ernest Everett Just.
