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On the Lighter Side => Famous Scientists, Doctors and Inventors => Topic started by: Make it Lady on 03/07/2008 20:02:59

Title: Black inventors, I need loads of info, please help
Post by: Make it Lady on 03/07/2008 20:02:59

Black Inventors and scientists have been largely ignored in History, I need some good stories for a display my friend is doing. I'm looking at maths and will then go on to science and tech. so a push in the right direction would be very nice. 

Title: Black inventors, I need loads of info, please help
Post by: RD on 03/07/2008 21:39:22

Does "black" = any non-Caucasian ?

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The word algebra is a Latin variant of the Arabic word al-jabr. This came from the title of a book, Hidab al-jabr wal-muqubala, written in Baghdad about 825 A.D. by the Arab mathematician Mohammed ibn-Musa al-Khowarizmi.

http://www.und.nodak.edu/instruct/lgeller/algebra.html

Perhaps you could indicate the skin tone threshold for "black" on a Dulux colour brochure, or provide an albedo threshold value [:)]

Title: Black inventors, I need loads of info, please help
Post by: ukmicky on 03/07/2008 22:38:26

http://inventors.about.com/library/blblackinventors.htm

Title: Black inventors, I need loads of info, please help
Post by: RD on 05/07/2008 16:25:26

Will you be including Egyptians with African-Americans ?...

Title: Black inventors, I need loads of info, please help
Post by: Make it Lady on 05/07/2008 21:52:05

I was just told Black. You have to make up your own minds what that means!

Title: Black inventors, I need loads of info, please help
Post by: paul.fr on 05/07/2008 23:41:52

What about African American inventors?