1. Dr. Patricia. E. Bath  (1949–) invented a method of eye surgery that has helped many blind people to see.

2. Madam C. J. Walker  (1867–1919) invented a hair-growing lotion.

3. George Washington Carver ( 1860 – 1943) developed peanut butter and 400 plant products!

4. Lewis Latimer  (1848–1928) invented an important part of the light bulb — the carbon filament.

5. Meredith Gourdine  born in Newark New Jersey on September 26, 1929Meredith Gourdine pioneered the research of electrogasdynamics

6. Dorothy V. McClendon  Born: 1924 Minden, Louisiana Microbiologist

7. Mary Styles Harris  Biologist, Born: June 26, 1949 Nashville, TN Geneticist

8. Evelyn Boyd Granville  Born: May 1, 1924 Birthplace: Washington, D.C. Mathematician

9. Edward Alexander Bouchet  Born: September 15, 1852-October 28, 1918 Birthplace: New Haven, Connecticut Physicist

10. St. Elmo Brady  Born: December 22, 1884-1966 Birthplace: Louisville, KY Chemist