PhilipB.DowningThestreetletterdropmailboxwithahingeddoorthatclosedtoprotectthemailwasinventedbyPhilipB.Downing.Downing,anAfricanAmericaninventor,patentedhisnewdeviceonOctober27,1891(USPatent#462,096).GASGarrettMorganThegasmaskwasinventedbyGarrettMorgan,anAfricanAmericaninventor.Morganusedhisgasmask(patentNo.1,090...
Read on for a list of some important and interesting inventions, that has a linkage to the African American community. Make sure to also read our page about another prolific inventor of African American origin:George Washington Carver. African American Inventions #1 : Carbon filament Lewis Latimer ...
Lewis Howard Latimer (1848-1928) was an African-American inventor who was a member of Edison’s research team, which was called “Edison’s Pioneers.” Latimer improved the newly-invented incandescent light bulb by inventing a carbon filament (which he patented in 1881). Mailbox The street le...
When one thinks of African American inventors, sparing those who often come to mind like Garrett Augustus Morgan, inventor of the gas mask and traffic signal; Lewis Howard Latimer, inventor of the carbon filament light bulb; or Elijah McCoy, who developed the graphite lubricator, a small oil-...
whose stories are largely overlooked or ignored by history. TakeLewis Latimer, for example. His groundbreaking work on Edison's light bulb not only aided the inventor's patent efforts and his soar to fame, but also made electric lighting far more economical. ...
Lewis Howard Latimer (1848-1928) was an African-American inventor who was a member of Edison's research team, which was called "Edison's Pioneers." Latimer improved the newly-invented incandescent light bulb by inventing a carbon filament (which he patented in 1881). For more information on...