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Download full textJohnson, Keith V.; Watson, Elwood D. – Journal of Technology Studies, 2005
The Black scientist in America is historically an anomaly and currently a statistical rarity. In 1984 Blacks accounted for only 2.3%, or 90,500, of the 3,995,000 employed scientists and engineers (Kusmer, 1991) Even now, in the 21st century, Blacks were 11.3% of the labor force, but only 4.2% of natural scientists, 7.6% of math and computer…
Descriptors: Science Programs, Intellectual Property, Educational Technology, Scientists
