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100
He invented the golf tee.
George Grant
100
He was killed in the space shuttle, Challenger, explosion in 1986.
Ronald McNair
100
For what is Hyram Thomas, a chef, known?
Developing potato chips
100
How was James Parsons’ patent for alloys used?
In preventing the corrosion of metals
100
He is responsible for developing the blood bank.
Dr. Charles Drew
200
Who invented the mop and mop holder?
Thomas Stewart
200
Who invented the refrigerator?
J. Standard
200
On July 10, 1893, Dr. Daniel Hale Williams performed the first surgery of its kind. What was it?
Open heart surgery
200
Who invented the first word processing computer?
Donald Jefferson
200
He invented the vending machine.
James Doyle
300
Who invented the lawn sprinkler?
J. W. Smith
300
Who invented the fire extinguisher?
T. J. Marshall
300
Who was the first African American astronaut?
Major Robert Lawrence, Jr.
300
He became the first African American to walk in space.
Bernard Harris, Jr.
300
In what condition was Richard Spikes when he invented the automatic safety brake currently being used on school buses?
He was blind.
400
Who was the first African American woman in space?
Dr. Mae Jemison
400
This draftsman made the patent drawings for the first telephone.
Lewis Latimer
400
Who was the first African American astronaut to enter space?
Dr. Guion Bluford, Jr.
400
Who invented the dust pan?
L. P. Ray
400
What did cowboy Bill Pickett invent that was used in rodeos?
The bulldogging technique known as steer wrestling
500
Who was the first African American astronaut to enter space?
Dr. Guion Bluford, Jr.
500
What part of the airplane did Benjamin Montgomery invent?
The propeller
500
In 1899, he obtained a patent for a folding bed.
L. C. Bailey
500
Where was George Carruthers’ camera invention used?
Apollo moon missions
500
He invented the digital computer.
Marvin Charles Stewart