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As this Month of April ends we do not forget
Our Mother of civilization and April which is Black Women’s History Month. They are well worth remembering for all they have accomplished, and when you look at this picture and saying by a Sister, you see the brilliants of their minds and beauty. I hope it is alright for me to say that all your Brothers in life, respect and appreciate you and thank you, for all you continue to do for us.
Scientist and Engineer with IBM, played a large roll in the creation of the Personal Computer. Joined IBM in 1980 and is known for his work on the ISA system that connects different elements to the central processing unit of the computer, that is used in all IBM and compatible computers. He also lead a group of engineers in the development of the first 1 gigahertz CPU which is able to process 1 billion bits of information per second. He holds at least 40 patents for his work at IBM, in computer technology. An African American to be proud of and mentioned more for his out standing work.
Edmonia Lewis, the first professional African-American sculptor
A famous black woman not spoke of much in the history books, but whose work is displayed in the museum listed below. It also gives a short biography about her life and work. Click the link below to see the works of this world famous artist.
It is spring and Baseball seasons are opening all over the country. The playing of the game is not in the Black community as it once was. If we look back in history before Jackie Robinson, there were great Black ball clubs. One of which was the Pittisburgh Crawfords who in the 1930’s had hall of famers like pitchers, Leroy Satchel Paige, Cool poppa Bell, and Leroy Lefty Matlock, catcher Josh Gibson, Oscar Charleston and Judy Johnson. They also played winter ball in the Latin American countries where they were in demand. They were said to be the greatest Black team ever, but The Homestead Grays Buck Leonard would have been glad to argue that point, not to mention, The Kansas City Monarks and a few others.
Is an amazing African American woman who invented a laser procedure to remove cataracts from the eye using laser surgery. Below is an interview about her accomplishments.
www.thoughtco.com/patricia-bath-profile-1991374
by Mary Bellis
Updated February 21, 2018
Doctor Patricia Bath, an ophthalmologist from New York, was living in Los Angeles when she received her first patent, becoming the first African American female doctor to patent a medical invention. Patricia Bath’s patent (#4,744,360) was for a method for removing cataract lenses that transformed eye surgery by using a laser device making the procedure more accurate.
Patricia Bath – Cataract Laserphaco Probe
Patricia Bath’s passionate dedication to the treatment and prevention of blindness led her to develop the Cataract Laserphaco Probe.
The probe patented in 1988, was designed to use the power of a laser to quickly and painlessly vaporize cataracts from patients’ eyes, replacing the more common method of using a grinding, drill-like device to remove the afflictions. With another invention, Bath was able to restore sight to people who had been blind for over 30 years. Patricia Bath also holds patents for her invention in Japan, Canada, and Europe.
Patricia Bath – Other Achievements
Patricia Bath graduated from the Howard University School of Medicine in 1968 and completed specialty training in ophthalmology and cornea transplant at both New York University and Columbia University. In 1975, Bath became the first African-American woman surgeon at the UCLA Medical Center and the first woman to be on the faculty of the UCLA Jules Stein Eye Institute. She is the founder and first president of the American Institute for the Prevention of Blindness.
Patricia Bath was elected to Hunter College Hall of Fame in 1988 and elected as Howard University Pioneer in Academic Medicine in 1993.
Patricia Bath – On Her Greatest Obstacle
Sexism, racism, and relative poverty were the obstacles which I faced as a young girl growing up in Harlem. There were no women physicians I knew of and surgery was a male-dominated profession; no high schools existed in Harlem, a predominantly black community; additionally, blacks were excluded from numerous medical schools and medical societies; and, my family did not possess the funds to send me to medical school.
(Quote from Patricia Bath’s NIM interview)
Dr. Mark E. Dean
Dr. Patricia Bath