OpinionApril 26, 2022
These Three Overlooked Black Inventors Shaped Our Lives
The innovators changed the nature of household work, industrial production and high technology
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.
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