The Life of Benjamin Banneker: The First African-American Man of Science

by Professor Silvio A Bedini

Immerse Yourself in the Life and Times of the Nation's First Black Scientist

Benjamin Banneker, celebrated today as the nation's first Black scientist and man of letters, was a largely self-taught mathematician, surveyor, and astronomer who came of age during America's revolutionary period. Silvio Bedini's acclaimed and definitive biography, The Life of Benjamin Banneker, is his story.

Banneker was born a free Black in 1731 and quickly exhibited...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1648374174
• ISBN13: 9781648374173
• Release Date: September 2024
• Publisher: Echo Point Books & Media, LLC
• Length: 456 Pages
• Weight: 1.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"