Black Mathematicians EPIC

This mathematician was a aerospace engineer with a dual degree in math and physical science. NASA renamed their headquarters after this person.

• Mary Jackson

• Euphemia Haynes

• Albert Turner Bharucha-Reid

• Dorothy Vaughan

This mathematician was a teacher. They taught at the University of Oregon, Wayne State University, and the Georgia Institute of Technology. They wrote many books and papers about probability theory.

• Albert Turner Bharucha-Reid

• David Blackwell

• Elbert Frank Cox

• J. Ernest Wilkins Jr.

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This mathematician was the first African American to receive a doctorate in Mathematics and received the medal Pro Ecclesiae et Pontifice.

• Euphemia Haynes

• Mary Jackson

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This mathematician played in the NFL. Their field was Numerical Linear Algebra. This mathematician has a PhD in Mathematics.

• John Urschel

• Albert Turner Bharucha-Reid

• David Blackwell

• Elbert Frank Cox

This mathematician worked as a computer programmer and was the first African American manager at the NACA. Later they joined NASA (originally NACA) calculating wind tunnel and flight data.

• Dorothy Vaughan

• Fern Hunt

• Valerie Thomas

• Marjorie Lee Browne

This mathematician taught themselves how to read. They went to the University of Illinois at the age of 16. This mathematician was the chairman for the department of statistics.

• David Blackwell

• Elbert Frank Cox

• Fern Hunt

• J. Ernest Wilkins Jr.

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This mathematician was enrolled in the mathematics program at the University of Cornell. They were the first African American to earn a PhD in Mathematics.

• Elbert Frank Cox

• Fern Hunt

• Valerie Thomas

• Marjorie Lee Browne

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This mathematician was in the field of biomathematics, using computers and analytical methods. This mathematician was given the Arthur S Fleming award.

• Fern Hunt

• Valerie Thomas

• Marjorie Lee Browne

• J. Ernest Wilkins Jr.

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This mathematician developed computer data systems to support the satellite operation control systems. They worked at NASA headquarters as the assistant program manager. This mathematician had a major part in NASA developing internet.

• Valerie Thomas

• Marjorie Lee Browne

• J. Ernest Wilkins Jr.

• Albert Turner Bharucha-Reid

This mathematician earned their B.S. at Howard University and their M.S at the University of Michigan. This mathematician studied Topology.

• Marjorie Lee Browne

• Valerie Thomas

• Fern Hunt

• Dorothy Vaughan