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Throughout recent centuries and perhaps never more so than today brilliant and dedicated creative people of African heritage are helping to make our world better and safer with their inventions.

Few sciences have been as much in the news as this one, which is concerned with the health of our planet.

Read about African American engineers who overcame barriers as they worked to use their talents to help the world.

The great African-American chemist George Washington Carver changed how we see not only peanuts, but the opportunities for black people in science.

Read how black biologists from around the world created new techniques in cell biology, made discoveries in DNA science, developed groundbreaking chemotherapies, and studied elephants, spiders, and other wildlife.

Describes approximately 250 occupations and provides information on the skills, training, and education required, the working conditions, and salaries paid, and discusses predictions for future growth in each field.

Describes the life of a teenage dancer and shows how his practice and hard work pay off during a performance at the Kirov Academy in Washington, D.C.

Provides descriptions of over 12,000 occupations with updated information.

Provides a history of alternative energy, and offers advice on pursuing a career in the field. Discusses common careers, and includes an interview with an expert in solar energy. Includes career statistics, color photographs, a glossary, and further resources.

Investigates the rise of apps and mobile computing, following the careers of several app industry leaders and how they have changed the field.