Blacks in Science (ASIN: B00HX4I6FW),9780878559411

Blacks in Science (ASIN: B00HX4I6FW)

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Edition: Revised
ISBN13: 9780878559411
ISBN10: 0878559418
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1990-06-01
Publisher(s): Journal of African Civilizations
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Summary

This overview of the lost sciences of Africa and of contributions that blacks have made to modern American science presents a wide range of information from Africanists on a subject about which little is available. The work includes bibliographic guides that will be crucial in further research and teaching.

Table of Contents

PART I: AFRICAN SCIENCE
The Lost Sciences of Africa: An Overview
7(20)
Ivan Van Sertima
Astronomy
African Observers of the Universe: The Sirius Question
27(20)
Hunter Havelin Adams III
New Light on the Dogon and Sirius
47(4)
Hunter Havelin Adams III
Laurie Ryan
Namoratunga: The First Archaeoastronomical Evidence in Sub-Saharan Africa
51(7)
B.M. Lynch
L.H. Robbins
Agriculture
An Ancient Harvest on the Nile
58(7)
Fred Wendorf
Romuald Schild
Angela E. Close
African Cattle Bones Stir Scientific Debate
65(2)
Bayard Webster
Architecture and Engineering
The Pyramids: Ancient Showcase of African Science and Technology
67(17)
Beatrice Lumpkin
Great Zimbabwe: An Ancient African City-State
84(8)
Molefi
Kariamu Asante
Aeronautics
African Experimental Aeronautics: A 2,000-Year Old Model Glider
92(8)
Khalil Messiha
Mathematics
Africa in the Mainstream of Mathematics History
100(10)
Beatrice Lumpkin
The Yoruba Number System
110(17)
Claudia Zaslavsky
Medicine
Black Contributions to the Early History of Western Medicine
127(13)
Frederick Newsome
The African Background of Medical Science
140(17)
Charles S. Finch
Metallurgy
Steel-Making in Ancient Africa
157(6)
Debra Shore
Navigation
Traditional African Watercraft: A New Look
163(14)
Stewart C. Malloy
Physics
An Outline of Africa's Role in the History of Physics
177(20)
John Pappademos
Writing Systems
The Ancient Akan Script
197(11)
Niangoran-Bouah
Willard R. Johnson
The Ancient Manding Script
208(7)
Clyde-Ahmad Winters
PART II: AFRICAN-AMERICAN SCIENCE AND INVENTION
Black Americans in the Field of Science and Invention
215(14)
Robert C. Hayden
Lewis Latimer---Bringer of the Light
229(9)
John Henrik Clarke
Space Science: The African-American Contribution
238(20)
Curtis M. Graves
Ivan Van Sertima
Blackspace
258(8)
James G. Spady
Dr. Lloyd Quarterman---Nuclear Scientist
266(7)
Ivan Van Sertima
African-American Contributions to Information Technology
273(20)
Kirstie Gentleman
Black Women in Mathematics in the United States
293(22)
Patricia C. Kenschaft
Teachers' Guide
315(2)
Ivan Van Sertima
Bibliographical Guide
317(3)
John Henrik Clarke
Index 320(9)
Biographical Notes on Contributors 329

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