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Black Scientists & Inventors Book 3
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This long-awaited title is now here! It is the third book in the black scientists & inventors’ series of educational textbooks. It seeks to assist young readers, aged 7 – 16 with their English, maths, history, geography and science. In this edition are the biographies of South African gardener turned doctor Hamilton Naki; Dr. Mark Dean, a father of the personal computer; Dr Benjamin Carson, a world’s leading neuro-surgeon; Mary Seacole, the other Florence Nightingale; Kool DJ Herc, a father of Hip Hop; and Dr. Rose-Marie Toussaint to name a few. This educational textbook contains the biographies of notable black scientists and inventors from the across the UK, America, the Caribbean, and Africa. It also contains study questions, a timeline of the scientists and inventors featured in the book, a glossary, and a bibliography for further reading.
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Michael Williams |
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9781903289990 |
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December, 2007 |
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£7.99 |
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Black Women Scientists & Inventors Volume 1
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Djehutiu- Ankh-Kheru and Michael Williams join forces to produce this long awaited book. This amazing work features some of the greatest women scientists and inventors that ever lived. It is designed for use of children between the ages of 7 and 16. This educational textbook contains the biographies of notable black scientists and inventors from the UK, America, the Caribbean, and Africa. It also contains study questions, a timeline of scientists and inventors featured in the book, a glossary, and a bibliography for further reading. This book will help the reader to develop skills in reading, comprehension, maths, science and history.
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Michael Williams,Djehutiu -Ankh-Kheru |
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9781903289983 |
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December, 2007 |
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£7.99 |
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The Best-Selling Black Scientists & Inventors Book 1
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Currently out of stock
This book is designed for use by children between the ages of 7 - 16. It covers the topic of Black Scientists and Inventors. It contains biographies of notable black scientists and inventors from the UK, America, the Caribbean and Africa, Questions, a Timeline of Scientists and Inventors, a Glossary and a Bibliography for further reading. This book will help the pupil to develop their skills in reading, comprehension, maths, 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, eminent biologist Dr. Ernest Everett Just.
“...Black people are finding it increasingly difficult to understand why, even in the Internet era of openness and liberalism, black scientists and inventors are still denied their due recognition” - “...BIS Publications Dismantles the notion that black people are not inventors”. - New African Magazine April 2000
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Michael Williams,Ava Henry |
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1-903289-00-9 |
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April, 2005 |
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£6.99 |
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Black Scientists & Inventors Book 2
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Currently out of stock
(Can be used for Key Stage 2/3)
The second in a series of motivational, educational textbooks that seek to assist children aged 7 – 16 with their English, maths, history, geography and science using biographies of 10 scientists and inventors, including Cuthbert Dutiro, inventor of an environmentally friendly material for use in building roofs, Pauline Straker-Rodgers who wins awards all over the world for her beautiful porcelain dolls, Dr. Philip Emeagwali inventor of an incredibly fast supercomputer, a world record in 1989. George Washington-Carver inventor of over 300 products from peanuts, soy bean and sweet potatoes.
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Michael Williams,Ava Henry |
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1-903289-02-5 |
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March, 2005 |
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BSI2 |
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£6.99 |
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