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Celebrating Black Scientists and Inventors
A Gallery
Essex County, MA Presents:
George Washington Carver
5 Fun Facts:
1. 1st African American to earn a bachelor's degree!
2. He helped Henry Ford make peanut rubber for cannons for World War II
3. Published 44 practical bulletins for farmers
4. 1st African American to have a national park named after him
5. Helped popularize peanut butter
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Bergen County, NJ Presents:
Henrietta Lacks
3 Fun Facts:
1. HeLa cells are named after the 1st two letters of her first and last name
2. She had an immortalized cell line, where her cells reproduce indefinitely
3. HeLa cells helped in research for the polio vaccine, AIDS, chemotherapy treatment, and etc!​
Union County, NJ Presents:
Hidden Figures of NASA
4 Fun Facts:
1. There is an Oscar nominated film that was made after the three scientists called "Hidden Figures"
2. Katherine Johnson graduated from high school at age 14
3. Dorothy Vaughan Became NASA’s First African-American Manager
4. Mary Jackson Was A Girl Scout Leader For Over 20 Years
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