Stories by Ainissa Ramirez

Ainissa Ramirez is a materials scientist and the author of The Alchemy of Us (MIT Press, 2020). Ramirez writes about little-known contributors to science and has a forthcoming series of children's books about Black inventors (with MIT Kids Press/Candlewick Press). For more of her work, visit www.ainissaramirez.com and follow her on Twitter: @ainissaramirez.

Engineering

These Three Overlooked Black Inventors Shaped Our Lives

The innovators changed the nature of household work, industrial production and high technology

April 26, 2022 — Ainissa Ramirez | Opinion

Public Health

Hidden Black Scientists Proved the Polio Vaccine Worked

Tuskegee Institute researchers showed Jonas Salk’s vaccine protected children by developing a key test

June 17, 2021 — Ainissa Ramirez | Opinion