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Black Inventors List: Black Inventors List: George Washington Carver *** Lewis Latimer *** Garrett Morgan *** Elijah McCoy *** Madam C. J. Walker *** Lonnie Johnson *** Jan Ernst Matzeliger *** Benjamin Banneker *** Otis Boykin *** James Edward Maceo West *** Frederick McKinley Jones *** Norbert Rillieux *** Thomas L. Jennings *** Sarah E. Goode *** Percy Lavon Julian *** Sarah Boone *** Henry Blair *** Alexander Miles *** David Crosthwait *** Ben Montgomery *** Marie Van Brittan Brown *** Lloyd Hall *** Lyda D. Newman *** Benjamin Bradley *** Bessie Blount Griffin *** Emmett Chappelle *** Marjorie Joyner *** Alfred L. Cralle *** Lewis Temple *** Samuel R. Scottron *** Henry Brown *** List of Black Inventors *** Black Inventors - Lewis Latimer (1848 - 1928): The African American inventor and engineer Lewis Howard Latimer, one of the great black inventors, invented the carbon filament in 1881 that improved the newly-invented Incandescent Light bulb. Black Inventors - Jack Johnson (1878 - 1946): The African American inventor (and world champion boxer) Jack Johnson invented the Wrench which he patented on April 18, 1922. Black Inventors - George Franklin Grant (1846 – 1910): George Franklin Grant, the first African-American professor at Harvard, invented and patented the first wooden Golf tee in 1899. Black Inventors - Madam C. J. Walker (1867 - 1919): The African American inventor and entrepreneur Madam C. J. Walker (born Sarah Breedlove) invented a range of hair care products including a hair-straightening formula in 1905. Black Inventors - George Washington Carver (c. 1864 - 1943): The African American inventor and scientist George Washington Carver was not credited with specific inventions but discovered numerous new uses for peanuts, soya beans and sweet potatoes helping to diversify agriculture in the United States. George Washington Carver was one of the great black inventors. Black Inventors - Granville Woods (1856 - 1910): The prolific African American inventor and entrepreneur Granville Woods invented a diverse selection of items including the Multiplex Telegraph, an automatic brake and an egg incubator. Black Inventors - Jan Ernst Matzeliger (1852 - 1889): The Dutch Guyanan inventor Jan Ernst Matzeliger worked in the shoe industry and invented the 'Lasting Machine' an automated shoemaking machine that quickly attached the top of the shoe to the sole (a process called "lasting". Black Inventors - Benjamin Banneker (1731 - 1806): The African American clock inventor and farmer Benjamin Banneker, one of the great black inventors, invented the Banneker Wooden clock in 1753. Black Inventors - Otis Boykin (1920 - 1982): The African American inventor and scientist Otis Boykin invented a control unit for the artificial heart pacemaker. The pacemaker device uses electrical impulses to maintain a regular heartbeat. Black Inventors - James Edward Maceo West (1931 - Present): The African American inventor and scientist James Edward Maceo West invented the foil electret microphone in 1962. Black Inventors - Frederick McKinley Jones (1893 - 1961): The prolific African American inventor and entrepreneur Frederick McKinley Jones invented an automatic refrigeration system for long haul trucks and railroad cars. Black Inventors - Thomas L. Jennings (1791 - 1856): The African American inventor Thomas L. Jennings invented a dry-cleaning process called 'Dry Scouring', in 1821. Thomas L. Jennings was the first African-American to be granted a patent March 3, 1821. Black Inventors - Sarah E. Goode (1855 - 1905): The African American inventor and businesswoman Sarah E. Goode invented the Folding Cabinet Bed in 1885. Sarah Goode started life as a slave and became the first African-American woman to be granted a patent. Black Inventors - Benjamin Bradley (1830–1897): The African American inventor Benjamin Bradley built an engine large enough to run the first steam-powered warship. Black Inventors - Bessie Blount Griffin (1914–2009): The African American inventor and nurse Bessie Blount Griffin invented an electronic feeding device to help amputees feed themselves. Black Inventors - Emmett Chappelle (1925 - Present): The African American inventor and NASA research scientist Emmett Chappelle was honored for his work in developing Lyophilized Reaction Mixtures. Black Inventors - Percy Lavon Julian (1899 - 1975): The African American inventor and businessman Percy Lavon Julian invented Synthetic cortisone from the wild Mexican yam. Black Inventors - Sarah Boone (1832 - 1904): The African American inventor Sarah Boone invented improvements to the Ironing Board in 1892 for the purpose of specifically ironing women's clothes. Black Inventors - Henry Blair (1807 - 1860): The African American inventor Henry Blair invented a highly efficient and labor saving Corn Planter in 1834. Black Inventors - Alexander Miles (1838 - 1918): The African American inventor Alexander Miles invented an automatically opening and closing elevator door in 1887. Refer to the Invention of Elevators. Black Inventors - Andrew Jackson Beard (1819 - 1877): The African American inventor Andrew Jackson Beard invented the "Jenny Coupler", an improvement to railroad car couplers, in 1884. Black Inventors - Ben Montgomery (1819 - 1877): The African American inventor and mechanic Ben Montgomery invented a propeller to replace steamboat paddle wheels. Black Inventors - Marie Van Brittan Brown (1922 - 1999): The African American inventor Marie Van Brittan Brown, together with her husband Albert Brown, invented a closed-circuit television security system in 1966. Black Inventors - Lloyd Hall (1894 - 1971): The African American inventor and industrial food chemist Lloyd Hall invented curing salts for the processing and reserving of meats. Black Inventors - Lyda D. Newman (1885 - 1820): The African American inventor and hairdresser Lyda D. Newman invented an improved model of hairbrush in 1898. Black Inventors - Marjorie Joyner (1896-1994): The African American inventor and hairdresser Marjorie Joyner invented Permanent Hair-Wave Machine Black Inventors - Alfred L. Cralle: The African American inventor and businessman Alfred L. Cralle invented ice cream scoop in 1897. Black Inventors - Lewis Temple (1800–1854): The African American inventor and blacksmith Lewis Temple invented a whaling harpoon, known as "Temple's Toggle" in the 1840's. Black Inventors - Henry Brown (1844 - 1878): The African American inventor Henry Armitt Brown, one of the great black inventors, invented Safer Document Storage, an improved type of strongbox that he patented on November 2, 1886. Names of Black Inventors: List of Black Inventors names: George Washington Carver *** Garrett Morgan *** Elijah McCoy *** Lewis Howard Latimer *** Lonnie Johnson *** Benjamin Banneker *** Otis Boykin *** Black Inventors *** Marie Van Brittan Brown *** James Edward Maceo West *** Norbert Rillieux *** Black Inventors *** Sarah E. Goode *** Percy Lavon Julian *** Sarah Boone *** Henry Blair *** Alexander Miles *** David Crosthwait *** Black Inventors *** Madam C. J. Walker *** Ben Montgomery *** Lloyd Hall *** Black Inventors *** Thomas L. Jennings *** Lyda D. Newman *** Benjamin Bradley *** Jan Ernst Matzeliger *** Bessie Blount Griffin *** Emmett Chappelle *** Black Inventors *** Marjorie Joyner *** Frederick McKinley Jones *** Alfred L. Cralle *** Black Inventors *** Lewis Temple *** Samuel R. Scottron *** Henry Brown *** Black Inventors list of names *** |
