Ticktock Banneker's Clock Bob Shea For centuries

For centuries

A bar fight turns fatal

the partnership gets off to a rocky start

a flower that shapes its bloom to fit exactly the beak of its pollinator

But in the middle of the night

Ticktock Banneker's Clock Bob Shea For centuriesThroughout his life, Benjamin Banneker was known and admired for his work in science, mathematics, and astronomy, just to name a few pursuits. But even when he was born in Maryland in 1731, he was already an extraordinary person for that time period. He was born free at a time in America when most African Americans were slaves. Though he only briefly attended school and was largely self taught, at a young age Benjamin displayed a keen aptitude for