Ticktock Banneker's Clock |
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| Author:
| Keller, Shana |
| Illustrator:
| Gardner, David C. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-58536-956-0 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2016 |
| Publisher: | Sleeping Bear Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $18.99 |
Book Description:
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When Benjamin Banneker was born in Maryland in 1731, he was already an extraordinary person for that time period. He was born free at a time in America when most African Americans were slaves. Though he only briefly attended school, Benjamin displayed a keen aptitude for mathematics and science. Inspired by a pocket watch he had seen, at the age of 22 he built a strike clock based on his own drawings and using a pocket-knife.
When Benjamin Banneker was born in Maryland in 1731, he was already an extraordinary person for that time period. He was born free at a time in America when most African Americans were slaves. Though he only briefly attended school, Benjamin displayed a keen aptitude for mathematics and science. Inspired by a pocket watch he had seen, at the age of 22 he built a strike clock based on his own drawings and using a pocket-knife.