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Carlos Finlay and the Yellow Fever vector

Submitted by mr46636 on Thu, 02/01/2018 - 14:40

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Carlos Finlay
Cuban Doctor Carlos Finlay successfully identified mosquitos as the vector for the transmission of deadly Yellow Fever...
Topic Gallery Science Biology Medicine Hidden Figures Topic Gallery 19th c. 20th c. North America Latin America and Caribbean

Percy Lavon Julian and synthetic chemistry

Submitted by mr46636 on Thu, 02/01/2018 - 14:18

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Percy Julian
The grandson of slaves, Julian fought against a racist society to become a leading American chemist...
Topic Gallery Science Chemistry Hidden Figures Topic Gallery 20th c. North America

Maria Sibylla Merian and butterfly metamorphosis

Submitted by mr46636 on Thu, 02/01/2018 - 14:13

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Maria Sibylla Merian
Although long portrayed as merely an illustrator, Merian’s close observation of the ecology and life cycles of insects influenced later naturalists...
Topic Gallery Science Biology Hidden Figures Topic Gallery 17th c. 18th c. Europe Latin America and Caribbean

Ernest Everett Just and cell biology

Submitted by mr46636 on Sun, 01/14/2018 - 09:57

A brilliant experimentalist, Just illuminated the complex biology of fertilization and development. As a black man, he faced difficulty obtaining a research appointment at an American university...
Topic Gallery Science Biology Hidden Figures Topic Gallery 19th c. 20th c. Europe North America

Mary Anning and her fossils

Submitted by mr46636 on Sat, 01/13/2018 - 10:30

As a poor woman, Anning was barred from full participation in science in 19th c. Britain. Nevertheless, her paleontological discoveries––including the first plesiosaur...
Topic Gallery Science Earth and Environmental Science Hidden Figures Topic Gallery 19th c. Europe

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