Male Inventors
He discovered hundreds of uses for the peanut including peanut butter.
George Washington Carver
She invented the hot comb.
Madam CJ Walker
He was the first black inventor to receive a patent.
Thomas Jennings
She invented caller ID
Shirley Jackson
Who prepared the drawings for what invention patented by Alexander Graham Bell?
Lewis Latimer
He invented the first clock in the USA
Benjamin Banneker
She invented the illusion transmitter.
Valerie Thomas
She was the first black woman to receive a patent.
Sarah E Goode
He invented the Super Soaker water gun
Lonnie Johnson
What did Dr. Percy Julian make?
Synthetic cortisone
He invented the modern three-light traffic signal and the gas mask
Garret Morgan
She invented the hair brush.
Lydia Newman
She was the first black millionaire.
Madam CJ Walker
She owns over 135 patents.
Marian R Croak
What famous scientist and biologist said, “God gave them to me, why should I claim to own them” with regard to his discoveries and inventions?
George Washington Carver
He invented refined sugar.
Norbert Rillieux
She invented the home security system
Marie Brittan Brown
She received the first medical invention patent.
Patricia Bath
She helped invent the GIF (graphics interchange format)
Lisa Gelobter
Who developed the largest research and training center for kidney transplants in the country?
Dr. Samuel Kountz
He invented the blood bank.
Dr. Charles Richard Drew
She created the heated furnace.
Alice H Harper
He created the first electricity powered railway.
Granville T Woods
He invented the world's fastest computer
Phillip Emeagwalie
Who performed the world's first open heart surgery?
Dr. Daniel Hale Williams