Discover the Brilliance of Black Scientists & Inventors
Explore the untold stories of remarkable minds who changed our world through innovation, discovery, and determination. From ancient times to modern day breakthroughs in AI, biotech, and quantum computing.
The Homopolar Motor
A practical demonstration of Lenz's Law via a Homopolar Motor.
Garrett A Morgan
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NASA teases experimental X-70 ‘Fractal’ aircraft
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Hubble Space Telescope is falling to Earth – should NASA save it?
The Hubble Space Telescope faces a fiery and fatal re-entry to Earth's atmosphere sometime around…
A robot called GIMLI will explore a lunar cave for a future moon base
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'Extra special' tamarin twins born at zoo
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1,500 years ago, a man trekked across Europe as the Roman Empire fell
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Google shouldn’t be pressuring schools to use its AI
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Evidence of active volcanoes on Mars may boost chances of finding life
Recent fractures on the surface of Mars and gases detected by an orbiter probe provide…
Tokyo police consider using AI to reconstruct traffic accidents
It may reduce time, but comes with the risk of fabricated data. The post Tokyo…
Why a pink potato-like robot is wheeling around Philadelphia
In a city where robots get kicked, graffitied, and decapitated, an artist built a friendlier…
California has way more bugs than we thought
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The DNA is backwards on The Selfish Gene’s cover – again
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Tom Gauld on our future robot overlords
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The night-sky image so incredible the NZ man behind it has been accused of using AI
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Nasa telescope launched in 2004 to plunge back to Earth after failed rescue mission
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AI data centres could undermine UK's emissions goals
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Malaria control: Who decides Africa’s gene-drive future?
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‘Reverse physics’ could help bridge the classical and quantum worlds
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Key oddity of quantum physics may run even deeper than anticipated
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Error-correction record pushes quantum computers closer to usefulness
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Why a high school in Virginia is getting a quantum computer
Starting in January, students attending Skyview High School in Virginia will learn about the building…
Featured Books
Africa's Journey to Industry 4.0: A Guide to Thriving in a Disrupted World
The future is being written. Will your voice be part of it? From the first …
Black Women Scientists & Inventors Vol 2
Celebrating twenty groundbreaking Black women whose scientific brilliance continues to shape our world. This powerful …
Blacks in Mathematics & Science: Workbook 1
Building Confidence Through Discovery, Problem Solving, and Real-World Learning. Blacks in Mathematics & Science: Workbook …
Black Scientists & Inventors Book 2
Inspire. Educate. Celebrate Innovation. The second book in the Black Scientists and Inventors series continues …
Featured Scientists
Mechanical Engineering
Inventor of a patented rotary-blade lawn mower design that addressed grass-clogging problems in earlier mower models
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Electrical Engineering
Ghanaian-affiliated co-inventor of a patented dielectrically loaded antenna and radio communication apparatus at Saratel Limited, UK
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Engineering & Technology
Medical robotics pioneer ranked as the fourth most innovative person in the world
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