Jedidah Isler is the first Black woman to earn a Ph.D. in Astrophysics from Yale University. Isler, who is currently a postdoctoral fellow at Vanderbilt University achieved her historic mark in 2014. Isler discovered a love of the skies and stars around 12 years old when she was growing up in Virginia Beach, Va. Her […]
For iPhone: Valerie Thomas may not be a household name, but she made significant contributions to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, better known as NASA. On October 21, 1980, Thomas received a patent for an invention, the illusion transmitter, which is currently used by the space agency today. Details on Jones’ early life […]
Dr. Percy Julian was a pioneering chemist and scientist who developed a process that aided in the production of medicine from plants by way of chemical synthesis. Of Dr. Julian’s many achievements, chief among them is becoming the first African-American scientist inducted into the National Academy of Sciences and just the second overall African-American of […]
If you don’t think girls and women are good at math, think again. Physicist and mathematician Katherine G. Johnson made a significant mark in history at NASA, becoming one of the only women to work closely with the space program. A native of West Virginia, Johnson was born to a family that had to go […]
