STEM-Mathematician
Charles Warner Cansler (1871-1953)
Charles Warner Cansler was a railway mail clerk, lawyer, educator, and noted mathematician. He spent most of his life working to better the...
Vivienne Malone-Mayes (1932-1995)
Born February 10, 1932, Vivienne Malone-Mayes was the fifth African American woman to earn a Ph.D. in mathematics. Malone-Mayes grew up in Waco, Texas,...
Eunice Gray Smith (1923-2006)
An accomplished mathematician, Eunice Gray Smith was among the first African American women hired to work at the Langley Memorial Aeronautical...
Sylvester James Gates (1950- )
The theoretical physicist Sylvester James Gates, known for his work in supersymmetry, string theory, superconformal algebra, Adinkra symbols, and bihermitian...
Marjorie Lee Browne (1914-1979)
Marjorie Lee Browne was a prominent mathematician and educator who, in 1949, became only the third African-American woman to earn...
Kelly Miller (1863-1939)
Kelly Miller, mathematician, intellectual, and political activist, was born on July 18, 1863 in Winnsboro, South Carolina to Kelly and...
