Benjamin Banneker was born November 9, 1731 he died October 9, 1806 his parents were Mary Bannaky, Robert Bannaky. Benjamin Banneker was a free African he was a american scientist surveyor and a almanac author and also farmer. Benjamin Banneker was born in Baltimore County, Maryland, to a free a former slave Mr.Banneker had little formal education and largely self-taught. A farmer of modest means, Banneker nevertheless lived a life of unusual achievement. In 1753, Benjamin Banneker borrowed a pocket watch from a well-to-do neighbor he took apart and made a drawing of each the component then reassembled the watch and returned it fully functioning to its original owner. From his drawings then Banneker started to carve out of wood large replicas of each part. Calculating the proper number of …show more content…
He compiled for the ephemeris or information table for annual almanacs that were published for the years 1792 through 1797. In 1791 Banneker was a technical assistant in the calculating and ever first-ever surveying of the Federal district, which is now Washington, D.C. The “ Stable Astronomer" was often pointed to as proof that African Americans were not intellectually inferior to European Americans. Thomas Jefferson wrote himself a note this in a letter to Banneker. On Sunday, October 9, 1806 at the age 74 Benjamin Banneker died. A small memorial traces still exist in the Ellicott City of Maryland, where Banneker spent his entire life except for the Federal survey. It was not until the 90s that the actual site of Banneker house was burned on the day of his burial, was determined. In 1980s the UPS issued a postage stamp in his honor. Benjamin Banneker was the first african american to invent the first clock Banneker's life was inspirational. Despite the popular judices of his times, he was quite unwilling to let his race or his age hinder in any way his thirst