Dr. Emmett Chappelle

American Inventor

Dr. Emmett Chappelle (1925-2019) was an American scientist and inventor.

FAST FACTS:

• Got his Master’s degree from the University of Washington
• Discovered that bacteria can use photosynthesis to make their own food
  • This helped NASA produce oxygen in their spaceships
• Worked for NASA to take soil samples from Mars
• Figured out a way to use chemicals produced by fireflies to detect ATP (energy)
• Inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame

To learn more about Dr. Emmett Chappelle, check out the links below:

• https://www.invent.org/inductees/emmett-w-chappelle
• https://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/news/topstory/2007/chapelle_award.html
• https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/emmett-chappelle