Occupation-Scientist
Erich David Jarvis (1965 -)
Erich David Jarvis, a noted scientist and a professional dancer, was born on May 6, 1965, in Harlem, New York,...
Betty Wright Harris (1940- )
An accomplished organic analytical chemist, Dr. Betty Wright Harris is widely recognized as a leading expert on explosives, environmental remediation, and hazardous waste...
James Edward Maceo West (1931- )
The work of James Edward Maceo West transformed the way people around the world hear and transmit sound. In 1962,...
Arthur B. C. Walker, Jr. (1936-2001)
Astrophysicist Arthur Bertram Cuthbert Walker was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on August 24, 1936, the only child of Cuthbert Walker,...
George Carruthers (1939- )
The physicist and inventor George Carruthers, known for inventing the ultraviolet camera and spectrograph, was born on October 1, 1939...
Robert Johnson Omohundro (1921-2000)
Born in Norfolk, Virginia in 1921, physicist Robert Johnson Omohundro was one of a select few black scientists and technicians...
