Won the World Food Prize in 2009 for his major contributions in the production of sorghum.
Gebisa Ejeta
100
First Black Inventor to receive a patent
Thomas Jennings
100
Patent for a pastry fork
Anna M. Mangin
100
Who is the Lithuanian native that invented the integraph
Who is the Bruno Abakanowicz
200
Invented hundreds of uses for the peanut
Dr. George Washington Carver
200
Awarded the first Presidential Endowed Chair at Clemson University in honor of his accomplishments
Juan E. Gilbert
200
First African American female patent
Sarah E. Goode
200
Patented a gong and signal chair for motels
Miriam E. Benjamin
200
Who is the German inventor that invented the Condenser(microscope)
Who is Ernst Abbe
300
Created the Blood Bank
Dr. Charles Richard Drew
300
Developed an evaporator for refining sugar
Norbert Rillieux
300
First African American woman Millionaire
Madam C.J. Walker
300
Patent for a permanent wave machine which could wave the hair of both white and Black people.
Marjorie Joyner
300
The Scottish born inventor that created the toothbrush
Who is William Edward Addis
400
Invented a shoe making machine
Jan Ernst Matzeliger
400
Was one of only two African American people to be on a US Coin
George Washington Carver
400
First person to invent a practical, mechanical refrigeration system for trucks and railroad cars, which eliminated the risk of food spoilage during long-distance shipping trips.
Frederick McKinley Jones
400
Invented the home security system
Marie V.Brittan Brown
400
The UK native that created the first electric breathalyzer
Who is Tom Parry Jones
500
Made the first clock in America
Benjamin Banneker
500
Recognized with the NASA/GSFC (Goddard Space Flight Center) Inventor of the Year Award.
George Edward Alcorn
500
First African American woman doctor to receive a patent for a medical invention.
Patricia Bath
500
Invented the Illusion transmitter
Valerie Thomas
500
Who is the french inventor that created the stethoscope