

Dr. Charles Drew
Pioneered the Use of
Blood Plasma Banking


Helping to save millions
of lives around the world

Elijah McCoy
Created the Automatic
Lubricating Cup...

... and Forever Changed
the Railroad Industry
He Was The Real McCoy

Madam C.J. Walker
Developed a Hair and
Beauty Empire...


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


Lewis Latimer
Drafted the Patent
Application For Alexander
Graham Bell's Telephone

And Then Created the
Carbon Filament Light Bulb


Jan Matzeliger
Created the Shoe
"Lasting Machine"

Which Forever
Changed The
Shoe Industry

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



Elijah McCoy
Inventor of the Automatic Lubricator





Lewis Latimer
Invented an Improved Light Bulb


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The Black Inventor Online Museum ™, is a look at the great and often unrecognized pioneers in the field of invention and innovation.
Achievements by Black inventors can be seen as far back as ancient Africa but much of society has no idea that many of the products or devices that make their everyday lives more enjoyable are the result of the hard work and ingenuity of Blacks.
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