FRICAN AMERICAN INVENTOR Dr. Patricia Bath, an Ophthalmological Surgeon, inventor, and activist for patient’s rights, was born November4, 1942 in Harlem, New York. She is the daughter of Rupert Bath
FRICAN AMERICAN INVENTOR Dr. Patricia Bath, an Ophthalmological Surgeon, inventor, and activist for patient’s rights, was born November4, 1942 in Harlem, New York. She is the daughter of Rupert Bath
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AFRICAN AMERICAN INVENTOR
Dr. Patricia Bath, an Ophthalmological Surgeon, inventor, and activist for patient’s rights, was born November4, 1942 in Harlem, New York. She is the daughter of Rupert Bath, who was an educated and well travel merchant seaman and Gladys Bath, who was a homemaker and housecleaner. Dr. Bath had a passion for books, travel, and science. She was good in biology, which showed in high school when she became editor of the Charles Evans Hugh School’s science paper. She had won multiple awards in science. In 1959, at age 16, Dr. Bath was chosen to participate in a summer program offered by the National Science Foundation at Yeshiva University. From that, Dr. Bath had derived a plan for predicting cancer cell growth.
Dr. Bath entered New York’s Hunter College, where she studied chemistry and physics. In 1964, she earned her B.A from Hunter. After that, Bath attended Howard University, where she started medical school. In 1968, she received her M.D then returned to New York. After returning to New York, Bath served as an intern at Harlem Hospital, following a fellowship in ophthalmology at Columbia Hospital for one year. While at Harlem Hospital, Dr. Bath noticed nearly half of the African