This inventor created an early home security system using a camera and monitor.
Who is Marie Van Brittan Brown?
This invention became the foundation of modern dry cleaning.
What is dry scouring?
This invention improved road safety by controlling traffic flow at intersections.
What is the traffic light?
This inventor was the first Black person to receive a U.S. patent.
Who is Thomas Jennings?
True or False: George Washington Carver invented peanut butter.
What is False?
This inventor improved elevator safety by creating automatic elevator doors.
Who is Alexander Miles?
This invention allowed trains to communicate with stations while still moving.
What is the Synchronous Multiplex Railway Telegraph
This invention helped farmers improve soil health and grow healthier crops.
What are sustainable farming techniques?
This woman became the first female self-made millionaire in the United States.
Who is Madam C.J. Walker?
This inventor discovered over 300 uses for peanuts, including ink and axle grease
Who is George Washington Carver?
This inventor improved the carbon filament, making lightbulbs last longer.
Who is Lewis Latimer?
This invention is used in phones, hearing aids, and many modern devices.
What is the electret microphone?
This invention made electric lighting more affordable and widely available.
What is the improved carbon filament lightbulb?
This inventor’s gas mask was used by soldiers during World War I.
Who is Garrett Morgan?
This inventor did NOT invent the light bulb but made it more practical.
Who is Lewis Latimer?
This inventor created the three-position traffic light and a gas mask used in World War I.
Who is Garrett Morgan?
This invention made elevators safer by preventing doors from opening at the wrong time.
What is automatic elevator doors?
This invention helped save lives by improving emergency medical care and surgeries.
What are blood banks?
This scientist’s work laid the foundation for modern blood donation systems.
Who is Dr. Charles Drew?
This inventor didn’t invent hair care—but created products specifically for Black women.
Who is Madam C.J. Walker?
This self-taught inventor held over 60 patents and improved railway communication systems.
Who is Granville T. Woods?
This invention helped store and preserve blood, leading to modern blood banks.
What are blood preservation and storage techniques?
This invention helped make homes safer and inspired modern security systems.
What is the home security system?
This inventor was largely self-taught and held more than 60 patents.
Who is Granville T. Woods?
This inventor didn’t just invent—he also helped modernize transportation safety.
Who is Granville T. Woods?