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1997: Kathleen Adebola Okikiolu was the first African American awarded a Sloan Research Fellowship and Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. [9] 1997 Scott W. Williams produced the website Mathematicians of the African Diaspora, a collection of African-American mathematicians, newsletter, and resources on Africans in ...
Mathematics portal This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:American mathematicians . It includes American mathematicians that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.
Walter Richard Talbot (1909-1977) [1] was the fourth African American to earn a Ph.D. in Mathematics (Geometric Group Theory) from the University of Pittsburgh [2] and Lincoln University's youngest Doctor of Philosophy. [3] He was a member of Sigma Xi [4] and Pi Tau Phi. [5]
Marjorie Lee Browne was a prominent mathematician and educator who, in 1949, became only the third African-American woman to earn a doctorate in her field. Browne was born on September 9, 1914, in Memphis, Tennessee , to Mary Taylor Lee and Lawrence Johnson Lee.
The MacTutor History of Mathematics archive – Extensive list of detailed biographies The Oberwolfach Photo Collection – Photographs of mathematicians from all over the world Photos of mathematicians – Collection of photos of mathematicians (and computer scientists) made by Andrej Bauer.
The National Association of Mathematicians is a professional association for mathematicians in the US, especially African Americans and other minorities. [1] It was founded in 1969. [ 2 ]
Annie Easley (April 23, 1933 – June 25, 2011) was an African American computer scientist and mathematician who made critical contributions to NASA's rocket systems and energy technologies. Easley's early work involved running simulations at NASA's Plum Brook Reactor Facility and studying the effects of rocket launches on earth's ozone layer.
Among his students was his son Elbert Lucien Cox, and William Schieffelin Claytor, the third African-American to get a Ph.D. in mathematics. Cox was promoted to professor in 1947. [1] In 1957, he became head of the Department of Mathematics, a position which he held until 1961. [2] He retired in 1965 at the age of 70, three years before his ...