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Benjamin Banneker (November 9, 1731 – October 19, 1806) was an American naturalist, mathematician, astronomer and almanac author. A landowner, he also worked as a surveyor and farmer.
BALTIMORE -- Baltimore County native Benjamin Banneker's contributions to Black history are stories of resilience, activism, and ingenuity. Banneker was born on a farm in 1731 in Oella, Maryland.
This list of African-American inventors and scientists documents many of the African-Americans who have invented a multitude of items or made discoveries in the course of their lives. These have ranged from practical everyday devices to applications and scientific discoveries in diverse fields, including physics, biology, math, and medicine.
A park commemorating Benjamin Banneker is located in a stream valley woodland at the former site of Banneker's farm and residence in Oella, Maryland, between Ellicott City and the City of Baltimore. [ 11 ] [ a 1 ] The Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks manages the $2.5 million facility, which was dedicated on June 9, 1998.
Benjamin Banneker Historical Park and Museum Feb 18, 2017, 1-034_edit: Date: Taken on 18 February 2017, 13:32: Source: Benjamin Banneker Historical Park and Museum Feb 18, 2017, 1-034_edit: Author: F Delventhal from Outside Washington, D.C., US
Replica of Benjamin Banneker's log cabin in Benjamin Banneker Historical Park, Feb 18, 2017, 1-47 PM_edit: Date: Taken on 18 February 2017, 13:47: Source: Benjamin Banneker Historical Park and Museum Feb 18, 2017, 1-47 PM_edit: Author: F Delventhal from Outside Washington, D.C., US
Benjamin Banneker designed and built the first clock of its type in the Thirteen Colonies. He also created a series of almanacs. He corresponded with Thomas Jefferson and wrote that "blacks were intellectually equal to whites". Banneker worked with Pierre L'Enfant to survey and design a street and urban plan for Washington, D.C. [19] 1760
Articles relating to Benjamin Banneker (1731 –1806), a free African-American almanac author, surveyor, landowner and farmer who had knowledge of mathematics and natural history. Pages in category "Benjamin Banneker"