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This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:American engineers. It includes engineers that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. African-Americans who are/were engineers.
William Hunter Dammond (October 26, 1873 – December 8, 1956) was an American civil engineer. He studied civil engineering at the Western University of Pennsylvania and, in 1893, was the first African American to graduate from that institution. As a black man Dammond found it difficult to secure employment as an engineer and, after a number of ...
Brazilian engineer and academic, only woman in the first class of the civil engineering course at the University of São Paulo in São Carlos. George F. Sowers: Geotechnical engineer E. Sreedharan: Indian civil engineer, CMD of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation and Chief of Konkan Railway Project Olaf Stang: Norwegian suspension bridge engineer ...
More than 60 years after Atlanta native and engineer Ronald Yancey overcame barriers to become Georgia Institute of Technology’s first Black graduate, he presented his granddaughter with her ...
During the summer, Alexander worked as a draftsman for Marsh Engineering Company, a Des Moines company that designed many significant bridges. [1] In 1921, Alexander also studied bridge design at the University of London while on a sabbatical. [4] He later obtained his civil engineering degree from Iowa State University in 1925.
IBM's 1st black Distinguished Engineer and 2nd black IBM Fellow. Inventor of several software engineering techniques including system and methods for locating mobile devices using location and presence information [96] Jackson, John W. Jr. 1953–2007 Electrical engineer, inventor, activist: Co-inventor of imaging x-ray spectrometer. NASA engineer.
Horace King (sometimes Horace Godwin) (September 8, 1807 – May 28, 1885) was an African-American architect, engineer, and bridge builder. [1] King is considered the most respected bridge builder of the 19th century Deep South, constructing dozens of bridges in Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi. [2]
The following is a list of notable African-American women who have made contributions to the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.. An excerpt from a 1998 issue of Black Issues in Higher Education by Juliane Malveaux reads: "There are other reasons to be concerned about the paucity of African American women in science, especially as scientific occupations are among the ...