Meet African War Hero Who Sank A German Ship With Bomb Made From Milk-Can But Was Refused Highest Decoration
During World War II, Job Maseko, a South African war hero, sunk an enemy ship with an improvised bomb hidden in a milk container. Maseko, a member of the South African Native Military Corps (NMC), was awarded the Military Medal for his “meritorious and courageous” action, which he described as demonstrating “ingenuity, resolve, and full disregard for personal safety.”
The Military Medal, however, turned out to be “simply a consolation reward.” Maseko was recommended for the highest military honor — the Victoria Cross — but it was rejected by his South African commanders, according to Somerset resident Bill Gillespie, who heard the story of Maseko’s gallantry through his father.
Meet Otis Boykin Who Invented The Wire Resistor Used In Electric Appliances In 1959
There are only few inventors in this world who have made lasting impact like Otis Boykin. Most of the everyday devices we use are made with the components made by Boykin. Take a look around your house and office, and you will see a variety of devices like computers, radios and Tv sets – all of these are made using Boykin’s components.
When one considers the fact that Boykin’s was an African American living in a time of racial segregation, his inventions become more impressive, especially given the fact that the field of electronics was not as well-established then as it is today.
Though he attended the Illinois Institute of Technology for a time, Otis Boykin never made it to graduation because he couldn’t afford tuition. Instead, Boykin went to work as an inventor. In 1959, he received his first patent for a wire resistor that allowed a precise amount of electricity to flow to a component.
Meet Black Inventor Who Contributed To The Invention Of The Modern Computer [Mark Dean]
Mark Dean, an engineer, was instrumental in the invention of the modern personal computer. He owns three out of the nine Patents which were used by International Business Machines (IBM) to produce the Personal Computer (PC).
He was born to Barbara and James Dean, in Jefferson City, Tennessee, in 1957. As a young boy, he already started to show prowess and genius in engineering. He amazed his white classmates and teachers, at the Jefferson City High School, which was an integrated school. He would always come out with straight-A grades.
He would later go on to the University of Tennessee, where he earned a Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering, in 1979. After his B.Sc. he went further to Florida Atlantic University, where he graduated with a Masters Degree, in 1982. He would later, during his career, obtain his doctorate in the field from Stanford University, in 1992 – this was years after his contributions to the invention of the modern PC.
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