A2A Period 5 - Black History Month by Harriet Kaizer https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf In each class, we will be highlighting a Black mathematician or scientist who made remarkable contributions to their STEM field. en-us 2021-02-08 20:24:24 UTC 2021-02-26 19:43:38 UTC hello@padlet.com hkaizer https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1179229240 Want to learn more about Katherine Johnson? Check out these resources:]]> 2021-02-08 20:24:24 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1179229240 She played a key role in Nasa's Mercury Program https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1189355576 She also calculated the path for Freedom 7.]]> 2021-02-10 19:32:30 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1189355576 She figured out the paths for the spacecraft to orbit (go around) Earth and to land on the Moon. https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1189358970 2021-02-10 19:33:09 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1189358970 She was known for her ability to do complicated manual calculations, and graduated college at 18. https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1189359516 2021-02-10 19:33:15 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1189359516 She says her greatest accomplishment was her calculations that helped sync Project Apollo. https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1189364690 2021-02-10 19:34:15 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1189364690 https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1189365269 Known for working at NASA and pioneering the use of computers to calculate complicated calculations]]> 2021-02-10 19:34:22 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1189365269 https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1189365668 she had a 35 year career at NASA]]> 2021-02-10 19:34:26 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1189365668 She lived to be 101 years old and died last February https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1189366932 2021-02-10 19:34:40 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1189366932 she earned a repuation for mastering complex math equations https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1189368342 2021-02-10 19:34:54 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1189368342 she was a mathematician and calculated multiple flight paths at NASA https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1189369156 2021-02-10 19:35:04 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1189369156 Helped Send John Glenn into orbit and worked for Nasa. She was also awarded the presidential medal of freedom https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1189370990 2021-02-10 19:35:27 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1189370990 https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1189371352 she was awarded the presidential medal of freedom

worked at NASA for 3 decades
Ben Anderson]]> 2021-02-10 19:35:32 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1189371352 her calculations of orbital mechanics as a NASA employee were critical to the success of the first US space flights https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1189372165 2021-02-10 19:35:42 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1189372165 https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1189372472 By age 10 she was taking high school classes]]> 2021-02-10 19:35:46 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1189372472 she calculated the trajectory for Apollo 11 https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1189374419 2021-02-10 19:36:09 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1189374419 She received the presidential medal of freedom https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1189376673 2021-02-10 19:36:36 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1189376673 Went to high school at age 10 and received the presidential medal of freedom from Brock Obama. American mathematician whose calculations of orbital mechanics as a NASA employee liamfitzpatrick23 https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1189381826 2021-02-10 19:37:36 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1189381826 I like how she pioneered this way of thinking not only as a woman, but a black woman https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1189549169 2021-02-10 20:13:43 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1189549169 hkaizer https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1194400585 2021-02-11 20:06:58 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1194400585 Want to Learn More? hkaizer https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1194401292 Check out these resources: ]]> 2021-02-11 20:07:09 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1194401292 lex https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1194526109 he was the director of the red cross blood bank]]> 2021-02-11 20:38:29 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1194526109 His work with plasma saved lives in world war 2, found how to efficiently store and collect plasma https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1194528205 2021-02-11 20:39:01 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1194528205 He applied his knowledge of large-scale bloodbanks to World War 2, and thus saved many people. He tremendously aided in the development of blood storage, further saving more lives. https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1194638671 2021-02-11 21:09:46 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1194638671 He became a surgeon and Professor of Medicine at Freedmen's Hospital later in life https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1194652542 2021-02-11 21:13:56 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1194652542 https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1197967961 Researched in blood transfusion field ]]> 2021-02-12 19:21:02 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1197967961 Dr. Charles Drew realized that separating and freezing the component parts of blood would enable it to be safely reconstituted later. https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1198024220 2021-02-12 19:34:40 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1198024220 https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1198026025 Oldest son of a carpet layer
Drew completed his bachelor's degree at Amherst College
 in 1926]]> 2021-02-12 19:35:08 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1198026025 https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1198032776 He evaluated the quality of plasma transfusions. He helped to make advancements in the blood/plasma world.]]> 2021-02-12 19:36:45 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1198032776 Researched and developed blood plasma and transfusion methods. https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1198034185 2021-02-12 19:37:04 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1198034185 dr charles drew was known for his blood storage research https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1198111735 2021-02-12 19:57:58 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1198111735 Dr. Charles studied blood transfusions as well as better ways to store blood https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1198121031 2021-02-12 20:00:45 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1198121031 https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1198129661 His work was important during World War II]]> 2021-02-12 20:03:16 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1198129661 https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1198133077 developed large scale blood banks during WWII]]> 2021-02-12 20:04:21 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1198133077 he helped develop large scale blood banks during WWII https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1198136013 2021-02-12 20:05:16 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1198136013 helped develop larger scale blood banks in early WWII https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1198136370 2021-02-12 20:05:23 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1198136370 An American surgeon and medical researcher. He researched in the field of blood transfusions, developing improved techniques for blood storage, and applied his expert knowledge to developing large-scale blood banks early in World War II. liamfitzpatrick23 https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1198138855 2021-02-12 20:06:11 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1198138855 He researched in the field of blood transfusions and developed improved techniques for blood storage. He also developed large-scale blood banks early in World War II. https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1198164806 2021-02-12 20:14:52 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1198164806 hkaizer https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1204514380 2021-02-15 18:24:20 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1204514380 Want to Learn More? hkaizer https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1204515350 Check out these resources:]]> 2021-02-15 18:24:41 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1204515350 An American astrophysicist, planetary scientist, author, and science communicator liamfitzpatrick23 https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1212687034 2021-02-17 19:32:47 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1212687034 He earned his PhD from Columbia. https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1212687062 His wife is Alice Young

]]> 2021-02-17 19:32:48 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1212687062 He wrote the books "Merlin's Tour of the Universe" and "Just Visiting this Planet" https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1212688420 2021-02-17 19:33:08 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1212688420 He is an american astrophysicist https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1212688916 has a BA in physics, and a PHD in astrophysics]]> 2021-02-17 19:33:15 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1212688916 https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1212689086 born and raised in New York City]]> 2021-02-17 19:33:18 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1212689086 he earned his BA in Physics from Harvard and his PhD in Astrophysics from Columbia https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1212689840 2021-02-17 19:33:30 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1212689840 Since 1996, he has been the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium at the Rose Center for Earth and Space in New York City. https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1212689959 2021-02-17 19:33:31 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1212689959 He's written many popular books about astronomy https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1212690921 2021-02-17 19:33:47 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1212690921 Neil deGrasse Tyson did his undergraduate studies at Harvard University in physics https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1212691501 2021-02-17 19:33:55 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1212691501 He has done a lot of work in stellar evolution and cosmology. https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1212692932 2021-02-17 19:34:17 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1212692932 He is the current director of the Hayden Planetarium, and one of his most famous works is Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1212696652 2021-02-17 19:35:13 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1212696652 hkaizer https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1217204562 2021-02-18 21:53:03 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1217204562 She was an investigative journalist from the beginning of the civil rights era. https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1220155907 2021-02-19 19:30:56 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1220155907 ida b wells was an investigative journalist and a leader during the civil rights movement https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1220157280 2021-02-19 19:31:20 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1220157280 a journalist int eh beginning of the civil rights era https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1220158885 she was also a founder of the NAACP

]]> 2021-02-19 19:31:50 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1220158885 American investigative journalist, educator, and early leader in the civil rights movement. She was one of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. liamfitzpatrick23 https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1220159835 2021-02-19 19:32:08 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1220159835 African American journalist, abolitionist and feminist who led an anti-lynching crusade in the United States in the 1890s. https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1220161290 2021-02-19 19:32:32 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1220161290 https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1220161512 she spoke out to convince black women to fight for anti-lynching laws]]> 2021-02-19 19:32:34 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1220161512 One of the founders of the NAACP, and highly influential in her time. https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1220162727 2021-02-19 19:32:47 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1220162727 She was one of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1220164816 2021-02-19 19:33:25 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1220164816 Died of kidney failure in 1931 https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1220168347 2021-02-19 19:34:24 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1220168347 Ida B Wells. https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1220168824 journalist from a progressive era.]]> 2021-02-19 19:34:32 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1220168824 She was born into slavery during the Civil War https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1220175744 In 1884 she filed a lawsuit against a train car company in Memphis for unfair treatment

]]> 2021-02-19 19:36:34 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1220175744 hkaizer https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1224856818 2021-02-22 05:29:23 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1224856818 Want to Learn More? hkaizer https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1224857101
  • Read: This Day in History: Garrett Morgan patents the three-position traffic signal
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    • ]]>     2021-02-22 05:29:31 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1224857101     African-American inventor, businessman, and community leader. His most notable inventions were a three-position traffic signal and a smoke hood notably used in a 1916 tunnel construction disaster rescue. liamfitzpatrick23 https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1238149200 2021-02-24 19:32:00 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1238149200 https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1238150119 both of his parents were enslaved]]> 2021-02-24 19:32:13 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1238150119 he created the three position traffic signal and the smoke hood https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1238151096 2021-02-24 19:32:25 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1238151096 most known for the invention of the three position traffic signal https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1238154711 2021-02-24 19:33:07 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1238154711 First Black person in Cleveland to own a car https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1238158374 Invented the traffic signal, sold this invention to GE]]> 2021-02-24 19:33:42 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1238158374 helped develop covid vaccine https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1246816646 2021-02-26 19:40:31 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1246816646 hkaizer https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1246816885 2021-02-26 19:40:35 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1246816885 Want to Learn More? hkaizer https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1246817480
  • Read: Tackling Vaccine Hesitancy
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    • ]]>     2021-02-26 19:40:44 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1246817480     Is largely unknown in the science world. https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1246818317 2021-02-26 19:40:58 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1246818317 She helped develop the COVID-19 Vaccine, and also works to reduce vaccine hesitancy among minority communities. https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1246820624 2021-02-26 19:41:35 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1246820624 is a major influence to many young girls of all races https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1246821080 2021-02-26 19:41:42 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1246821080 She is attacking vaccine hesatancy https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1246821488 2021-02-26 19:41:49 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1246821488 Is a scientific lead on the coronavirus vaccine https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1246822238 2021-02-26 19:42:02 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1246822238 American viral immunologist at the Vaccine Research Center at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, liamfitzpatrick23 https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1246822343 2021-02-26 19:42:04 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1246822343 https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1246822531 she is only 35 years old]]> 2021-02-26 19:42:07 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1246822531 Developed Covid vaccine https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1246823121 2021-02-26 19:42:16 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1246823121 Helped develop the COVID-19 Vaccine https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1246823188 An American Vial Immunologist]]> 2021-02-26 19:42:18 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1246823188 contributed to developing a vaccine for Covid https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1246823360 2021-02-26 19:42:20 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1246823360 Viral immunologist based in Maryland https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1246823530 2021-02-26 19:42:23 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1246823530 https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1246824789 she is a Stem major and pat of the 2% that graduated ]]> 2021-02-26 19:42:43 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1246824789 helped develop covid vaccine https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1246828054 2021-02-26 19:43:25 UTC https://padlet.com/hkaizer/bknimfa5glu55lwf/wish/1246828054