Science Museum - Dana Centre Black History Month Events 2011

Science Museum Black History Month Events

What is Africa's contribution to Science?

Most lay persons, even scientists and historians, know very little of the contributions Africans have made in the scientific and inventive arenas. Most scientific books mention nothing, or very little at best, about the African effort in this area. Come along and hear the speakers at this event explode the myth that Africa and Africans contributed no real value to human development.

Leading scientists, engineers, inventors and African scientists, inventors and historians aim to show via presentation, debate and audio visual demonstrations in detail the African contribution; pre transatlantic slave trade and colonization of Africa, during slavery and the present contributions by Africans and Africa 's role in the 21st Century.

Speakers: Mark Richards, Department of Physics, Imperial College London Leeroy Brown, winner of the Inventor Consumer Award at the BBC’s Tomorrow’s World Awards Michael Williams, engineer and author of the bestselling book series Black Scientists and Inventors

Facilitator: Michael Williams

Thursday 22 September 2011 19:00 - 21:00

Event organised by BIS Publications and Cindy Soso: www.bispublications1.blogspot.com

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