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Dr. Charles Drew

Pioneered the Use of
Blood Plasma Banking

Helping to save millions
of lives around the world

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Garrett Morgan

Invented the Gas Mask

and

The Traffic Signal

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Elijah McCoy

Created the Automatic
Lubricating Cup...

... and Forever Changed
the Railroad Industry

He Was The Real McCoy

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Madam C.J. Walker

Developed a Hair and
Beauty Empire...

...and Became the First
Female Millionaire
in the United States

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Lewis Latimer

Drafted the Patent
Application For Alexander
Graham Bell's Telephone

And Then Created the
Carbon Filament Light Bulb

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Jan Matzeliger

Created the Shoe
"Lasting Machine"

Which Forever
Changed The
Shoe Industry

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George Washington Carver

Developed Hundreds of Uses
For the Common Peanut

And Changed the Course
of Agriculture Forever

The Black Inventor Online Museum

is the #1 resource on the web focusing on the ingenuity and accomplishments of the top Black inventors over the last 300 years. Their contributions are chronicled and the inventors are profiled, providing information for students and others interested in these pioneers of Black History.

The Top Ten Black Inventors

Lewis Latimer

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March 23, 2012
Invented an Improved Light Bulb
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Madam C.J. Walker

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March 23, 2012
Created a Black Hair Products Empire
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Percy Julian

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March 23, 2012
Pioneer in the Field of Synthetic Chemistry
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Garrett Morgan

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March 23, 2012
Inventor of a Traffic Signal and Gas Mask
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Elijah McCoy

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March 23, 2012
Inventor of the Automatic Lubricator
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Fred Jones

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March 23, 2012
Developed Refrigeration System for Trucks
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Daniel Hale Williams

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March 23, 2012
Pioneer of Open Heart Surgery
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Jan Matzeliger

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March 23, 2012
Invented an Automated Shoe Lasting Device
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Charles Drew

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March 23, 2012
Pioneer of the Modern Blood Bank
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George Washington Carver

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March 23, 2012
Invented Thousand of Uses for the Peanut
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More Black Inventors

Granville Woods

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May 23, 2013
Telegraph and Railway Device Developer.
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George Alcorn

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November 26, 2012
Semiconductor and Aerospace Innovator.
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James West

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November 26, 2012
Created the Affordable Electret Microphone.
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Valerie Thomas

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November 26, 2012
Developed a 3-D Optical Illusion Device.
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Lewis Temple

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November 26, 2012
Created the "Temple's Iron" Harpoon.
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Richard Spikes

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November 26, 2012
Invented an Automatic Gear Shift.
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Norbert Rillieux

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November 26, 2012
Created Sugar-refining Evaporation Pan System.
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Andre Reboucas

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November 26, 2012
Invented an Early-version Torpedo.
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Robert Pelham

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November 26, 2012
Invented Tallying Machine for the Census.
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John Parker

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November 26, 2012
Created a Screw for a Tobacco Press.
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George Murray

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November 26, 2012
Created a Cotton-chopping Device.
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Benjamin Montgomery

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November 26, 2012
Developed a Special Steamboat Propeller.
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Thomas Mensah

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November 26, 2012
Pioneered the Field of Fiber Optics.
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Joseph Lee

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November 26, 2012
Created a Bread Making Machine.
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Ernest Just

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November 26, 2012
Pioneer in Marine Biology and Zoology.
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Marjorie Joyner

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November 26, 2012
Invented the "Permanent Waving Machine."
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Lonnie Johnson

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November 26, 2012
Invented the "Super Soaker" toy.
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Jack Johnson

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November 26, 2012
Boxing Champion Invented a Wrench.
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Lloyd Hall

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November 26, 2012
Revolutionized the World of Food Preservation.
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George Grant

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November 26, 2012
Created an Improved Golf Tee.
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Meredith Gourdine

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November 26, 2012
Created an Allergen-filtration Device.
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Sarah Goode

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November 26, 2012
Invented the Folding Cabinet Bed.
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James Forten

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November 26, 2012
Revolutionized the Sail-making Business.
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Philip Emeagwali

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November 26, 2012
Created Processes to Innovate Internet Apps.
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Thomas Elkins

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November 26, 2012
Created a Refrigerated Apparatus.
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Joseph Dickinson

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November 26, 2012
Developed Improved and Innovative Reed Organs.
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Mark Dean

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November 26, 2012
Created innovative Computer Devices.
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Shelby Davidson

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November 26, 2012
Created Adding Machine Add-ons.
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George Crum

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November 26, 2012
Invented the Potato Chip
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David Crosthwait

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November 26, 2012
Designed Innovative Heating Installations.
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George Carruthers

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November 26, 2012
Measuring and Detected Ultraviolet Lights.
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Otis Boykin

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November 26, 2012
Invented Resistors for Pacemakers.
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Miriam Benjamin

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November 26, 2012
Invented a "Gong and Signal" chair for hotels.
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Andrew Beard

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November 26, 2012
Created the "Jenny Coupler."
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Patricia Bath

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November 26, 2012
Created a Laser Surgical Device.
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Benjamin Banneker

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March 11, 2012
Astronomy who Developed an Almanac.
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Benjamin Thornton

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November 26, 2012
Created an Answering Machine Device.
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Thomas Stewart

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November 26, 2012
Invented a Version of the Mop.
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Albert Richardson

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November 26, 2012
Invented a Wooden Butter Churn.
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Lloyd Ray

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November 26, 2012
Created the Dust Pan.
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William Purvis

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November 26, 2012
Invented a Fountain Pen.
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Daniel McCree

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November 26, 2012
Created a Portable Home Fire Escape.
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John Love

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November 26, 2012
Invented Early Pencil Sharpener.
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Edward Lewis

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November 26, 2012
Invented a Spring Gun.
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Willis Johnson

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November 26, 2012
Invented the Egg-beater.
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Thomas Jennings

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November 26, 2012
Developed a "Dry-cleaning" process.
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Joseph Hawkins

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November 26, 2012
Improved Gridiron Metal Oven Racks.
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David Fisher

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November 26, 2012
Creating the "Joiner's Clamp."
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Henry Faulkner

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November 26, 2012
Created a Ventilated Shoe to Minimize Blisters.
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Philip Downing

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November 26, 2012
Created a Street Postal Mailbox.
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Matthew Cherry

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November 26, 2012
Created a Tricycle and a Streetcar Fender.
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Henry Brown

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November 26, 2012
Created a Strongbox for Personal Valuables.
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Charles Brooks

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November 26, 2012
Developed the Street-sweeper.
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Benjamin Bradley

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November 26, 2012
Created a Steam Engine for Warships.
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Sarah Boone

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November 26, 2012
Created a Version of the Ironing Board.
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Henry Blair

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November 26, 2012
Invented a Seed Planter and Corn Harvester.
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