Male Inventors
Notable Awards
Firsts
Female Inventors
International Inventors
100
Invented the Gas Mask and traffic signal
Garret Morgan
100
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 Canadian-American engineer of African American descent who invented the automatic lubricator for steam engines?

Who is Elijah McCoy?

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

Invented an improved, patented version of the modern ironing board

Who is Sarah Boone 

200

Who is the South African inventor that created the DryBath, the world's first waterless bath gel. 

Who is Ludwick Marishane?

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 South African inventor that created the Solar Turtle, a mobile solar power station.

Who is James van der Walt?

400
Invented a shoe making machine
Jan Ernst Matzeliger
400

Besides Booker T. Washington, who was the other African American 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 Cameroonian innovator in electronic payment systems.

Who is Dr. Rebecca Enonchong?

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 developed Usalama, a mobile app for emergency distress calls? 

Who is Edwin Inganji?

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