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7 Important Black Computer Scientists

Total questions: 1

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1-15.
1.

Which black computer scientist attended Howard University and worked for NASA as part of the group of NASA mathematicians called 'human computers'?

a)

John Henry Thompson

b)

Melba Roy Mouton Newton

c)

Evelyn Boyd Granville

d)

Mark Dean

2.

Who is the co-creator of the IBM personal computer and the first African American to become an IBM fellow?

a)

Melba Roy Mouton Newton

b)

Kimberly Bryant

c)

Annie Easley

d)

Mark Dean

3.

Which black computer scientist founded Black Girls Code to teach computer science concepts to underrepresented black girls in the tech world?

a)

Annie Easley

b)

Kimberly Bryant

c)

Mark Regis Hannah

d)

Evelyn Boyd Granville

4.

Who invented the programming language Lingo and implemented the Digital Jam 2.0 project in Jamaica?

a)

Melba Roy Mouton Newton

b)

Mark Dean

c)

Mark Regis Hannah

d)

John Henry Thompson

5.

Which black computer scientist earned her PhD in mathematics from Yale and wrote software programs for the IBM 650 computer?

a)

Evelyn Boyd Granville

b)

Annie Easley

c)

Kimberly Bryant

d)

Melba Roy Mouton Newton

6.

Who was known for her prodigious mathematics skills and helped NASA program for the space race?

a)

Annie Easley

b)

Melba Roy Mouton Newton

c)

Evelyn Boyd Granville

d)

Kimberly Bryant

7.

Which black computer scientist co-founded Silicon Graphics and created programs for graphic design in movies like Jurassic Park and Aladdin?

a)

Evelyn Boyd Granville

b)

Mark Dean

c)

John Henry Thompson

d)

Mark Regis Hannah

8.

Who led the design team for making a one gigahertz computer processing chip and helped create the color PC monitor?

a)

Melba Roy Mouton Newton

b)

Mark Dean

c)

John Henry Thompson

d)

Annie Easley

9.

Which black computer scientist analyzed and implemented code for early hybrid vehicles and the Centaur upper stage rocket?

a)

Evelyn Boyd Granville

b)

Annie Easley

c)

Melba Roy Mouton Newton

d)

Kimberly Bryant

10.

Who was named one of the 25 most influential African Americans in technology by Business Insider?

a)

John Henry Thompson

b)

Kimberly Bryant

c)

Mark Regis Hannah

d)

Mark Dean

11.

Which black computer scientist was awarded the Silver Musgrave Medal for Science in Jamaica?

a)

Mark Dean

b)

Mark Regis Hannah

c)

Melba Roy Mouton Newton

d)

John Henry Thompson

12.

Who was the head mathematician for Echo Satellites 1 and 2 at NASA?

a)

Evelyn Boyd Granville

b)

Annie Easley

c)

Kimberly Bryant

d)

Melba Roy Mouton Newton

13.

Which black computer scientist co-implemented the Digital Jam 2.0 project in Jamaica and taught mobile app development to students there?

a)

John Henry Thompson

b)

Evelyn Boyd Granville

c)

Mark Dean

d)

Mark Regis Hannah

14.

Who wrote software programs for the IBM 650 computer and worked on projects for NASA's Apollo space program?

a)

Kimberly Bryant

b)

Melba Roy Mouton Newton

c)

Annie Easley

d)

Evelyn Boyd Granville

15.

Which black computer scientist co-created the IBM personal computer and helped create the color PC monitor?

a)

Mark Dean

b)

Melba Roy Mouton Newton

c)

John Henry Thompson

d)

Annie Easley