February is Black History Month and I'd like to give attention to a few of my favorite things and or people that just so happen to have been invented or discovered or prepared or inspired by black folks :-)
George Washington Carver -- created over 300 uses for the peanut including cooking oit, peanut butter, axle grease, and printer's ink !
Dr. Patricia Bath -- invented the Laserphaco Probe and procedure for cataract surgery which is a more precise method than the mechanical grinder that was used before :-(
Otis Boykin -- Few inventors have had the lasting impact of Otis Boykin. Look around the house today and you'll see a variety of devices that utilize components made by Boykin – including computers, radios and TV sets.
George Crum -- potato chips (I love you, Mr. Crum :-)
Frederick McKinley Jones -- In addition to the refrigerated trucks and trains, Jones also invented an air-conditioning unit for military field hospitals, a refrigerator for military field kitchens, a self-starting gas engine, a series of devices for movie projectors and box-office equipment that gave tickets and made change. Jones was awarded the National Medal of Technology in 1991 – the first Black inventor to ever receive such an honor.
Garrett Morgan -- inventor of the gas mask and traffic signal.
Alexander Mils -- elevator.
Richard Spikes -- invented the automatic gearshift.
Joseph Gambol-- invented the super charge system for internal combustion engines.
Albert R. Robinson -- the electric trolley.
Charles Brooks -- street sweeper.
John Love -- pencil sharpener
William Purvey -- fountain pen
Lee Barrage -- typewriter.
W. A. Love -- advanced printing press.
William Barry -- invented the postmarking and canceling machine
William Purveys -- invented the hand stamp.
Philip Downing --invented the letter drop.
Lewis Lattimer -- invented the electric lamp.
Michael Harvey -- invented the lantern.
Granville T. Woods -- invented the automatic on/off switch.
Thomas W. Steward -- invented the mop
Lloyd P. Ray -- invented the dust pan.
Joseph Smith -- invented the sprinkler system.
John Burr -- invented the lawn mower.
Alice Parker -- invented the heating furnace.
John Standard -- invented the kitchen fridge.
That's just a taste of the every day inventions that are still in use today -- not to mention music, foods, dance, art, poetry, books, political and social activists -- geesh !!! What can I say ?? Thanks !!
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