by gaiusx | Nov 26, 2012 | Female Inventors, Inventors, Others
Sarah Boone An African American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and political and social activist. She founded a hair and beauty supply company aimed at Black consumers and was heralded by the the Guinness Book of World Records as the first female self-made millionaire... by gaiusx | Nov 26, 2012 | Inventors, Male Inventors, Others
Henry Blair Invented a Seed Planter and Corn Harvester Henry Blair was the second Black inventor issued a patent by the United States Patent Office. Born in 1807 in Glen Ross, Maryland, Blair was a free man, his first invention was a seed planter which enabled farmers... by gaiusx | Nov 26, 2012 | Female Inventors, Inventors, Others
Miriam Benjamin An African American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and political and social activist. She founded a hair and beauty supply company aimed at Black consumers and was heralded by the the Guinness Book of World Records as the first female self-made... by gaiusx | Nov 26, 2012 | Inventors, Male Inventors, Others
Andrew Beard Received a patent for the Jenny Coupler which easily joined railroaad cars. Andrew Jackson Beard hailed from Eastlake, Alabama, a small town outside of Birmingham. With the emergence of the railroad industry and its rapid expansion throughout the country,... by gaiusx | Nov 26, 2012 | Female Inventors, Inventors, Others
Patricia Bath An African American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and political and social activist. She founded a hair and beauty supply company aimed at Black consumers and was heralded by the the Guinness Book of World Records as the first female self-made... by gaiusx | Mar 11, 2012 | Inventors, Male Inventors, Others
Benjamin Banneker Astronomer who Developed an Almanac. Benjamin Banneker was born in 1731 just outside of Baltimore, Maryland, the son of a slave. His grandfather had been a member of a royal family in Africa and was wise in agricultural endeavors.His father, Robert,...