Question of the week 1: Why do our textbooks ignore our scientists?
Francis Allotey (1932-2017), Ghanaian mathematician and physicist, a pioneer of computing in Ghana. Why don’t our children know him?
Francis Allotey (1932-2017), Ghanaian mathematician and physicist. He is known for the “Allotey formalism”, which came from his work on soft X-ray spectroscopy and earned him the Prince Philip Gold Prize in 1973. He founded the KNUST Computer Centre in Kumasi, became its first director, and was one of the pioneers of computer education in Ghana.
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Sources
- Francis Allotey — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Allotey
- Ghana Young Academy, « Prof. Francis Allotey – A Man of Many ‘Firsts’ » — https://www.ghanayoungacademy.org/prof-francis-allotey-a-man-of-many-firsts/
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