Patricia Bath-Ophthalmologist

 

Name: Dr. Patricia Bath

STEM Career: Ophthalmologist (Medical doctor of disorders and diseases of the eye)

Significant Contribution/s: Inventor of the Laserphaco Probe, a laser tool for the removal of eye cataracts

Birth: November 4, 1942

Learn more:

http://www.biography.com/people/patricia-bath-21038525#synopsis

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patricia_Bath

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/inventors/bath.htm