Physics (Black Achievement in Science)

Presents inspiring stories of African Americans who have contributed to physics, including Elmer Imes, Arlie Petters, and Maggie Aderin-Pocock.

How does the world work? How do light, energy, and matter interact? These fundamental questions about our world are studied by physicists, who put their discoveries to work in the real world. For the last century, discoveries in physics have happened at a rapid pace, and scientists of African heritage from around the world have been in the middle of the action. Inside, read inspiring stories of men and women who changed our ideas about how the universe was made, who examined the Earth and how it moves, and many more.