Garrett Morgan Invented a three-position traffic signal and an early version of a gas mask Charles Drew A pioneer in the field of blood transfusions who developed improved techniques for blood storage. Elijah McCoy Invented lubrication systems for steam engines. His devices were referred to as “...
The son of a formerly enslaved man and woman, Garrett Augustus Morgan was born in Claysville, Kentucky, on March 4, 1877. His mother was of Native American, Black, and white descent (her father was a minister named Rev. Garrett Reed), and his father, was half-Black and half-white, t...
But Morgan's idea was to implement a THIRD position--an all-directional position--that would stop traffic BOTH ways before one or the other lines of vehicles had the right of way. Inhis patent application, Morgan wrote: One of the objects of my invention is the provision of a visible in...
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Creating the “Joiner’s Clamp.” Edward Lewis Invented a Spring Gun. Elijah McCoy Inventor of the Automatic Lubricator Ernest Just Pioneer in Marine Biology and Zoology. Fred Jones Developed Refrigeration System for Trucks Garrett Morgan Inventor of a Traffic Signal and Gas Mask George Alcorn Semic...
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-...
Black inventor Garrett Morgan created the prototypes for World War I gas masks and the modern traffic light. Read about his inventions, death, and more facts.
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Garrett Morgan Invented a three-position traffic signal and an early version of a gas mask Charles Drew A pioneer in the field of blood transfusions who developed improved techniques for blood storage. Elijah McCoy Invented lubrication systems for steam engines. His devices were referred to as “...
A pioneer in the chemical synthesis of medicinal drugs from plants, including a synthetic form of cortisone Lewis Latimer Developed an improved process for manufacturing carbon filaments for light bulbs Garrett Morgan Invented a three-position traffic signal and an early version of a gas mask ...