Describes the life and accomplishments of Benjamin Banneker in the fields of science and architecture, as well as his impact as one of the pioneers in promoting equality.
A biography of the free-born black man who, as a self-taught mathematician and astronomer, helped survey the site of the Nation's Capitol and published several popular almanacs.
Introduces Benjamin Banneker, a free black man of the eighteenth century who loved to learn and used his knowledge and observations to build a wooden clock, write an almanac, and help survey the streets of Washington, D.C.
The first biography of a major figure in early US and African American history A household name and unparalleled hero revered in every African American household, Benjamin Banneker was a completely self-taught mathematical genius who achiev...
Born a free man in 1731 in Maryland, Benjamin Banneker grew to become a self-educated man of science who made inventions, became the first African-American man to be published, assisted with the plans for the design of the capital city, and...
A biography of Benjamin Banneker, an African-American who is well-known as an astronomer, mathematician, and surveyor. Born in 1731, Banneker was educated at a Quaker Free School and in 1791 was named assistant surveyor on the project which...
An introduction to the life of Benjamin Banneker, a free African American born in the United States during the time of slavery. Banneker's parents were tobacco farmers in Maryland and when he grew up he followed in their footsteps. In addit...
A biography of the eighteenth-century African American who taught himself mathematics and astronomy and helped survey what would become Washington, D.C.
A biography of the eighteenth-century African American who taught himself mathematics and astronomy and helped survey what would become Washington, D.C.
Originally published by Scribner in 1972 and described by Smithsonian as "engrossing, thoughtful and intelligent", this remains the definitive biography of America's first black scientist. Banneker was born a free black in Maryland. He had ...