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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.
Charles Drew
Pioneer of the Modern Blood Bank
Daniel Hale Williams
Pioneer of Open Heart Surgery
Elijah McCoy
Inventor of the Automatic Lubricator
Fred Jones
Developed Refrigeration System for Trucks
Garrett Morgan
Inventor of a Traffic Signal and Gas Mask
George Washington Carver
Invented Thousand of Uses for the Peanut
Jan Matzeliger
Invented an Automated Shoe Lasting Device
Lewis Latimer
Invented an Improved Light Bulb
Madam C.J. Walker
Created a Black Hair Product Empire.
Percy Julian
Pioneer in the Field of Synthetic Chemistry
More Black Inventors
Andre Reboucas
Invented an Early-version Torpedo.
Andrew Beard
Created the “Jenny Coupler.”
Benjamin Banneker
Astronomy who Developed an Almanac.
Benjamin Bradley
Created a Steam Engine for Warships.
Benjamin Montgomery
Developed a Special Steamboat Propeller.
Charles Brooks
Developed the Street-sweeper.
David Crosthwait
Designed Innovative Heating Installations.
Ernest Just
Pioneer in Marine Biology and Zoology.
George Alcorn
Semiconductor and Aerospace Innovator.
George Carruthers
Measuring and Detected Ultraviolet Lights.
George Crum
Invented the Potato Chip
George Grant
Created an Improved Golf Tee.
George Murray
Created a Cotton-chopping Device.
Granville Woods
Telegraph and Railway Device Developer.
Henry Blair
Invented a Seed Planter and Corn Harvester.
Henry Brown
Created a Strongbox for Personal Valuables.
Jack Johnson
Boxing Champion Invented a Wrench.
James Forten
Revolutionized the Sail-making Business.
James West
Created the Affordable Electret Microphone.
John Parker
Created a Screw for a Tobacco Press.
Joseph Dickinson
Developed Improved and Innovative Reed Organs.
Joseph Lee
Created a Bread Making Machine.
Lewis Temple
Created the “Temple’s Iron” Harpoon.
Lloyd Hall
Revolutionized the World of Food Preservation.
Lloyd Ray
Created the Dust Pan.
Lonnie Johnson
Invented the “Super Soaker” toy.
Marjorie Joyner
Invented the “Permanent Waving Machine.”
Mark Dean
Created innovative Computer Devices.
Matthew Cherry
Created a Tricycle and a Streetcar Fender.
Meredith Gourdine
Created an Allergen-filtration Device.
Miriam Benjamin
Invented a “Gong and Signal” chair for hotels.
Norbert Rillieux
Created Sugar-refining Evaporation Pan System.
Otis Boykin
Invented Resistors for Pacemakers.
Patricia Bath
Created a Laser Surgical Device.
Philip Downing
Created a Street Postal Mailbox.
Philip Emeagwali
Created Processes to Innovate Internet Apps.
Richard Spikes
Invented an Automatic Gear Shift.
Robert Pelham
Invented Tallying Machine for the Census.
Sarah Boone
Created a Version of the Ironing Board.
Sarah Goode
Invented the Folding Cabinet Bed.
Shelby Davidson
Created Adding Machine Add-ons.
Thomas Elkins
Created a Refrigerated Apparatus.
Thomas Jennings
Developed a “Dry-cleaning” process.
Thomas Mensah
Pioneered the Field of Fiber Optics.
Thomas Stewart
Invented a Version of the Mop.
Valerie Thomas
Developed a 3-D Optical Illusion Device.
William Purvis
Invented a Fountain Pen.
Willis Johnson
Invented the Egg-beater.
Early Black Inventors
Albert Richardson
Invented a Wooden Butter Churn.
Benjamin Thornton
Created an Answering Machine Device.
Daniel McCree
Created a Portable Home Fire Escape.
David Fisher
Creating the “Joiner’s Clamp.”
Edward Lewis
Invented a Spring Gun.
Henry Faulkner
Created a Ventilated Shoe to Minimize Blisters.
John Love
Invented Early Pencil Sharpener.
Joseph Hawkins
Improved Gridiron Metal Oven Racks.