Black History Month
George Alcorn
George Alcorn led a very interesting life. He was born March 22, 1940 in Berkeley. Hes nationality was african american. He was a star athlete. As she grew older he recived four year academic scholarships. He also managed a shuttle flight expeiriment.
One person who was really important to him was his grandpa William Alcorn and his grandpas wife Mary anne Pyper. He also loved his wife Marie Da Viller. He also had one son. On October 21, 1986 it happened and he invented the imaging x-ray spectometer. To this day he is credited with more than 20 inventions. And he got the indventor of the year award. He didn’t have a problem with it. To this day he is still living not dead. His invention helps allot of people.
Nathaniel Alexander
Birth date-March 5,1756
Deathdate-March7,1808
Nathaniel Alexander was born near concord mecklen burg county N.C in march 5,1756. Then Nathaniel alexander died at the age of 52 in march 7,1808. He was a graduate from princeton college. NAthaniel Alexander also joined the revolutionary war as a surgeon from 1779-1782.
He was also interested in medicine and surgery.
Nathaniel Alexander had made the folding chair. He made those folding chairs for schools churches and other auditoriums. The design had a pocket in the back for choirs and churches. Nathaniel's other accomplishment was graduating from princeton college. Nathaniel was a son of a local sheriff
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Benjamin Banneker
Benjamin Banneker was born to Moly Walsh and Robert Banneker. He was born in Maryland November 9, 1731. Benjamin was home schooled. HIs grandmother taught him to read the bible. Then when he was a little older he learned to play the violin and the flute.
When Benjamin was 50 his friend gave him a watch witch made Benjamin want to make one similar to it. Then he made the wooden clock . He carefully managed to make the wooden gears fit together to make the clock. The wooden clock worked until he died on October 25,1806 in Baltimore.
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