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ghanians shaping the world in the field of science technology engineering and mathematics
previously africa was known as a land of marauding barbarians a dark continent whose
people lacked any sense of civility or reason however some profound examples have demonstrated
beyond doubt that the african man is capable of achieving his dreams and reaching high pedestals
that many cannot imagine ghana officially the republic of ghana is a country in west africa
it abuts the gulf of guinea and the atlantic ocean to the south sharing borders with the
ivory coast in the west burkina faso in the north and togo in the east ghana is always
celebrated for its rich history culture and natural wealth ghana has produced some of the
finest individuals who have had great impact in politics academia art sports and many more
in today's video we shall take a look at some of the outstanding ghanians shaping the word
in the fields of science technology engineering and mathematics together with their discoveries
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1. professor francis coffey elatti he was one of the finest mathematical physicists ghana has
ever produced he became first ghanian to obtain a doctorate in mathematical sciences in early 1966.
his father owned a shop in which he sold book and elatti at his young age will help
his father repack books when classes were over it was through this act that his attention was drawn
to books about sciences he spent most of his free time reading the biographies of famous scientists
who were explaining the universe like albert einstein which increased his interest in
sciences after completing his studies in ghana national college he perused further studies at
the university tutorial college and the london imperial college of science and technology
professor alate held various leadership positions for the ghana atomic energy commission
the council for scientific and industrial research the ghana academy of arts and sciences
the mathematical association of ghana the ghana institution of physics and played a key
role establishing the university of energy and natural resources in the bronghofel region
he became the first ghanaian full professor in the field of mathematics in 1973 at the kn knust
he was alternately appointed pro vice chancellor of the university in 1978. he postulated a lotte
formalism theory from his work on soft x-ray spectroscopy which is a technique
used to detect matter in outer space he was recognized in the uk for this achievement
he received the prince philip gold medal award in 1973. he saw science which was very important
to him as an essential means of meeting society's needs for food water transport communication good
environments health safety and poverty alleviation he was honored with a millennium excellence award
for science and environment in 2005. prof elatte passed away in november 7 2017 of natural causes
and he was given a state burial by the ghanian government in recognition to his contribution
towards the advancement of science i'm not interested in one i just want to do research
and contribute to science 2. dr thomas osomensa dr mensah specializes in fiber optics and
nanotechnology without his contributions fiber optics would not exist as it does today in
fact most africans and people of african descent around the world have never heard of him however
his work has enabled the world to enjoy its current high level of digital communication and
has even assisted the us military in asserting its dominance in the field of laser-guided missiles
dr mensah was born in kumasi ghana and is widely regarded as one of the greatest minds of the 21st
century j.k mensah his father was a coco merchant who shipped cocoa beans to france mensah received
his first degree in chemical engineering from kwame kruma university of science and technology
in kumasi after attending adesato college in cape coast ghana after receiving a french government
scholarship to study at montpelier university in france his life changed for the better in 1977
while still at montolier he attended a program at the massachusetts institute of technology mit in
cambridge massachusetts and received a certificate from mit in the modeling and simulation of
chemical processes he received his phd in chemical engineering from montpolier university a year
later and his life has never been the same since dr mensa's innovation in fiber optics also helped
the united states become the global leader in the internet space spawning fortune 500 companies
like facebook google amazon and others that have generated trillions of dollars for america mensa
is now the president and ceo of georgia aerospace systems which produces nano composite structures
for the pentagon's missiles and aircraft you are looking at a person who created a technology
for you to sell pictures on your cell phone worldwide you are looking at him
three dr ashitay trebi alinu dr ashitay trebe olinu is a member of the mechanical and robotic
technologies group on the jpl engineering staff dr trevit olinu is a multi-disciplinary engineer
with expertise in planetary rover operations distributed mobile robotics system architectures
dynamic modeling and control system design for aerospace and mechatronics systems
he received a bachelor in engineering in aeronautical engineering from queen mary college
university of london and a phd in aerospace engineering from the royal military college of
science cranfield university both in the united kingdom dr ashitay trebayolanu is the product
delivery manager for the insight mars mission instrument deployment system and a technical
group lead in the robotic manipulation and sampling group at nasa jet propulsion laboratory
california institute of technology where he has worked since 1999. dr trevitt olinu received
the 2008 nasa exceptional engineering achievement medal for his contributions
to the mars exploration rover mission the 2007 outstanding engineer award from ieee region 6.
the 2007 sir monty finisten achievement medal from the institution of engineering and technology
the 2010 specialist silver award from the royal aeronautical society the united kingdom and the
united states of america's 21st century trailblazer award in systems engineering
because we are in a world where we are the precipice of you know life-changing technologies
okay and for us to harness these transformative forces what we need to do is to develop kids
or students that are problem solvers so i don't care whether you do accounting
or you do medicine or you do engineering you've been trained to solve a problem so
when you see a problem you should have an intuitive way of addressing that problem
four bright simons bright simons is the president of mpedigree a social enterprise that
works on three continents in collaboration with governments fortune 500 companies and grassroots
organizations to spread innovative technologies that protect communities from the harmful effects
of counterfeiting particularly in sensitive sectors such as health agriculture cosmetics
and automotive for more than a decade bright has shaped m pedigree's relentless innovation cycle
guiding the company away from a focus on authentication and supply chain technologies
and toward the broader spaces of smart sensors analytics and intelligent decision support systems
his most recent work on the application of smart polymers to health cold chain problems has been
funded in part by the harvard innovation labs bright's civic engagement proceeds and extends
beyond m pedigree for nearly two decades he has straddled public policy social and civic activism
and prolific citizen journalism in what he calls the digital public square writing for
influential outlets such as the harvard business reviews online edition quartz magazine the bbc
business daily show and the huffington post he is a frequent collaborator and participant in
multidisciplinary efforts to break down silos and bridge gaps in the search for solutions
when you think of a wedding and you think of the institution of marriage
they are clearly not the same thing one is an event so scratching it off and sending it is an
event what institution are we trying to create here it's a matter institution a generative
institution not all institutions are the same not all partnerships are the same what this
particular arrangement allows to happen is that different repositories can talk to each other
dr ave cludsey he was born in the small town of have gboxon
near hoho in ghana's volta region but grew up in accra his early interest in aviation
and science was unsurprising given his family's long line of intellectuals
justice anselmus kludze a legal luminary in his own right was once chief justice of the republic
his curiosity about how his systems such as the radio and other electrical gadgets worked earned
him a reputation as a genius at a young age he earned his master's and doctorate degrees
in electrical and systems engineering from the prestigious john hopkins university where he
designed the human locator system hulo s as part of his coursework dr ave kledsay a 43 year old
ghanian is a top systems engineer at nasa he is a member of nasa's team working on the united states
mission to send a manned mission to mars he is the first african to command an orbiting spacecraft
in 2002 he was recognized and honored at the second biennial addictal college excellence awards
at a colorful ceremony at the state house in accra ghana's first satellite the ghana sodom project
was carried out by the space systems technology laboratory of all nations university this project
was part of series of projects to spearhead space science and satellite technology activities
in ghana and africa the historic ghana sat one which is one unite experimental cub set which was
the first university satellite in sub-saharan africa which weights 1 000 grams developed by
three indigenous engineers namely joseph kwanza benjamin bansu ernest madi through a partnership
program with the kishu institute of technology japan and japan aerospace exploration agency some
kids are around it whereby they are good in arts and they are going in science some kids are very
good in science and might not be good in art and others might be very good in art and not science
so i think that it's a combination of factors your environment how you grew up and how your parents
natured you i think that also has an impact on how you think and what kind of parts you take in life
and i think my background personally i think the way my parents my mom and my dad allowed me to do
i mean experiment with things i think that helped me a lot because they could have
killed those interests very early by giving me some very i mean serious punishments but
they never did that so i think that plays a major role and then also encouraging the kids
6. dr nat kwanzaa dr kwanza is a botanist by training and an ethnobotanist by profession
with a phd in bacteriology from the university of london's goldsmith's college as well as a
master of science in botany a bachelor of science honors and a diploma in education
from ghana's university of cape coast he has been the academic director of the madagascar
traditional medicine and health care systems summer program since 2008 in 2013 to 2014
he was also the academic director for the sit program tanzania zanzibar coastal ecology
and natural resource management dr kwanza conducts research provides advice and gives
lectures on a variety of topics including integrated healthcare traditional medicine
biological and cultural diversity conservation sustainable resource use and rural development
he has created an integrated health care system approach to healthcare development
and the preservation of biocultural diversity his work has always included local and international
public education through radio and television documentaries as well as popular scientific
publications in 2000 he received the prestigious goldman environmental prize study abroad is vital
in the lives of anyone because you get to understand the cultures the different issues
at stake many ancient scientists and discoveries have been proven to be african in origin
africans are not left behind in the modern era when it comes to shaping the world in
the field of sciences these are just a few of the ghanians we encountered
tell us about any other ghanians or great minds in your country that we missed in the comments
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