Dr thomas p lecky biography of williams
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5 Jamaican inventors who made significant contributions to science and agriculture
Jamaica is known globally for its food, music, beaches and athletes, but the country is also home to a few inventors who have made significant contributions to the advancement of medicine, science and agriculture, not only on the island but globally.
Black History Month is celebrated annually in the month of February.
Established in the United States, the month is dedicated to honouring the triumphs and struggles of African Americans. Its observance has also been adopted by other members of the Black community, including those in the Caribbean.
Black inventors have often made several contributions to the advancement of human life that are rarely public knowledge. In Jamaica, especially, some people often lack knowledge about their fellow citizens who have paved the way for a brighter future.
Through research, Our Today discovered five Jamaican inventors a
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Famous Jamaican Scientists
Dreamers Among Us - The Father of Jamaican Cattle
1970: Dr. Thomas Lecky (centre), pioneer in cattle breeding, receiving the first Noman Manley Award for Excellence, an illuminated scroll, from Mrs. Edna Manley. Prime Minister, the Hon. Hugh Shearer, applauds. |
DR. THE HON. THOMAS P. LECKY, PH.D., O.M., O. J., O.B.E. (1904-1994)
By Dr. Rebecca Tortello
Thomas Lecky, was born on a small farm in Portland in 1904. The first Jamaican to receive a Ph.D.in agriculture, his work would revolutionize the Jamaican dairy industry and improve the lives of countless small farmers.
Young T.P. received a merit scholarship to attend the Farm School at Hope Gardens in St. Andrew (now part of the College of Arts and Sciences, CASE, Portland). From an early age T.P. was closely attuned to the challenges of small farming having watched his father lose his banana crop as a result of hurricanes three years in a row. Aware too that many o
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TP Lecky
Great
Jamaican Scientist
In the 1930's, the notion of a Jamaican forskare was almost unthinkable. Especially if that Jamaican was not vit. No surprise then, that few believed that TP LEcky could do what he set out to do - develop a a fully Jamaican breed of boskap in his lifetime.
Thomas Philip Lecky was born in 1904 in Portland, Jamaica on his father's farm. The farm produced most of the food the family ate, as well as bananas which were sold as a cash crop. He was a curious child, always seeking answers for himself when his questions were not answered to his satisfaction. Against this background, his love for reasearch was born, and a great Jamaican forskare had his beginnings.
Lecky enrolled in the Farm School at Hope in St. Andrew. It was the first agricultural school to train black people in colonial tropical countries. The school was lead bygd HH Cousins, an exceptional white utlandsboende who devoted his life to the cattle industry in the early 20th century. Traini