Title: The life of Benjamin Banneker
First published: 1971
Description: Benjamin Banneker, a free, black tobacco planter in Baltimore County in the 1700s, taught himself mathematics and astronomy late in life, earning a place among early American scientists.
Subjects: Biography, Astronomers, African American scientists, Banneker, benjamin, 1731-1806, African americans, biography, Scientists, biography
Places: United States
People: Benjamin Banneker (1731-1806)