Read further details about the project and findings from the interviews in the project report (PDF). The following are just a few of the reference books about minority scientists and physicians available. Commissioned by the Royal Society, National Life Stories at the British Library undertook an oral history project interviewing scientists from a variety of educational and minority ethnic backgrounds. In the case of the female interviewees, it is difficult to separate the effects of ethnicity and gender in accounts of being in a minority in scientific workplaces. The scientists interviewed for the project described little or no evidence of direct or indirect racism in the British scientific workplaces they worked in. Interviewees range from PhD students to Professors and the focus on science is wide, covering academia, big industry and individual entrepreneurship with scientists working across a range of scientific disciplines from food science to space science. ; with Sigrid Berge, portrait artist, and Alyce Neukirk, computer graphics artist.
Guide to resources for finding biographical information for scientists and physicians, both living and dead.

Registered charity number 207043, (Lines open Mon-Fri, 9:00-17:00. Consult the library catalog or contact me for help in finding additional titles. Alphabetical List of Scientists Louis Agassiz | Maria Gaetana Agnesi | Al-Battani Abu Nasr Al-Farabi | Alhazen | Jim Al-Khalili | Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi | Mihailo Petrovic Alas | Angel Alcala | Salim Ali | Luis Alvarez | Andre Marie Ampère | Anaximander | Carl Anderson | Mary Anning | Virginia Apgar | Archimedes | Agnes Arber | Aristarchus | Aristotle | Svante Arrhenius | Oswald Avery | Amedeo … The Library also collects biographies and autobiographies of individual scientists and physicians, including those of minority individuals. A series of resources and learning materials have also been produced to help develop students' understanding and awareness of science and the diversity of scientists. Co., c1994. These learning materials can be found here: http://www.nationalstemcentre.org.uk/elibrary/collection/2212/inspiring-scientists, https://www.tes.com/member/TheRoyalSociety.

Latinos in science, math, and professions / David E. Newton. Phoenix, Ariz. : Oryx Press, 1996. [MiSciNet][39] (Minority Scientists Network) provides support to underrepresented minority students and their mentors. [DiversityWeb][40] is a resource hub for higher education.

Watch video clips from the interviews below. Copyright © 2020 The Royal Society. Thank you for your feedback. The full audio interviews, which range from 6 to 10.5 hours per interviewee, are available on the British Library Sounds website. You currently have JavaScript disabled in your web browser, please enable JavaScript to view our website as intended. : Betz Pub. scientists and is the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence. Excludes bank holidays), 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AG. We have made a list of some of the top Black scientists, engineers, inventors and mathematicians, along with media resources to help you bring their work—and stories—into your classroom. Crerar Library Bookstacks R695.​E670 1994, Blacks in science and medicine / Vivian Ovelton Sammons. Subscribe to our newsletters to be updated with the latest news on innovation, events, articles and reports.
Consult the library … The Library also collects biographies and autobiographies of individual scientists and physicians, including those of minority individuals. General biographical sources may also include information on minority scientists and physicians, including. The following are just a few of the reference books about minority scientists and physicians available. New York : Hemisphere Pub. Rockville, Md. Inspiring Scientists records the life stories of ten British scientists with minority ethnic heritage and covers issues such as being a minority in science, influences in their childhoods and the fun and importance of science both to themselves and to the wider community. All rights reserved, National Life Stories at the British Library. Crerar Library Bookstacks Q141 .​N46 2007, Distinguished African American scientists of the 20th century / James H. Kessler ... [et al.] Crerar 1st floor Reference Collection Q141.​D5350 1996e-book available to UChicago usersAfrican-American medical pioneers / Charles H. Epps, Jr., Davis G. Johnson, Audrey L. Vaughan. Many of the interviewees did not regard science as an obvious, ‘normal’ or easy career choice for someone of their ethnic background. https://guides.lib.uchicago.edu/sciencebiography, Researchers from Other Colleges & Universities, African-Americans in Science and Technology, The Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences, Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering. Corp., c1990.Crerar 1st floor Reference Collection Q141.B580 1990, African American firsts in science & technology / Raymond B. Webster.

Blacks in science and medicine / Vivian Ovelton Sammons. Detroit : Gale Research, c1999Regenstein 1st floor Reference Collection Q141 .N726 1999. Please help us improve this page by taking our, The Royal Society is a Fellowship of many of the world's most eminent Detroit : Gale Group, c1999Crerar 1st floor Reference Collection Q141 .W43 1999, Notable Black American scientists / Kristine M. Krapp, editor. The additional package of clips and images focuses on four themes: Gender, Ethnicity (Jewish migrant scientists), Disability and Socio-economic background/varied routes into science. Particular kinds of mentoring may encourage minority ethnic scientists to remain in and progress in scientific careers. Here are the instructions of how to enable JavaScript in your browser. In addition to the Inspiring Scientists project we asked the British Library to pull out material on diversity in British science, captured from their project ‘An Oral History of British Science’. Inspiring Scientists records the life stories of ten British scientists with minority ethnic heritage and covers issues such as being a minority in science, influences in their childhoods and the fun and importance of science both to themselves and to the wider community. New York : Facts on File, c2007. Black scientists such as George Washington Carver, Mae C. Jemison and Neil deGrasse Tysonare widely known, while others — such as engineer Otis Boykin — are less famous.