Congratulations to Chris Bennett, computer operator in Information Technology Services Data Services, who was the first person to correctly answer all three questions in Tuesday’s Black History Month quiz.
The questions are below and the correct answers are bolded.
As the first African-American woman doctor to receive a patent for a medical device, Patricia Bath, is known for:
- a) A patent which created a probe to treat cataracts
- b) Being the founder of the American Institute for the Prevention of Blindness
- c) Pioneering “community ophthalmology” for underserved populations
- d) All of the above
Born a slave, which man became and agricultural chemist; training people about crop rotation and designing a mobile classroom to educate farmers:
- a) Henry Blair
- b) George Washington Carver
- c) Thomas Elkins
- d) Norbert Rillieux
A pioneering biologist, Ernest Just specialized in cell division and fertilization. In addition to his interest in cytology (the study of cells), he is internationally known as a renowned:
- a) Botanist
- b) Chemist
- c) Physicist
- d) Zoologist