Garrett Morgan Accomplishments

Since the founding of the United States of America, many presidents have worked tirelessly in their posts to change our country for the better. Some have seen abounding success, while others have met a slow decline from glory.  Of all of these generally noble and brave men, one especially has stood out; Franklin Delano Roosevelt, a remarkable idealist of a man and an amazing vehicle for change in America. While in office, this dignified man demonstrated many positive qualities, such as unrelenting optimism, heartfelt concern for both the populace and the land of America, and fierce determination to accomplish his goals.

Garrett Augustus Morgan was born on March 4, 1877 in Paris, Kentucky, the seventh of eleven children to Sydney and Elizabeth Morgan. His parents had previously been slaves, freed by the Emancipation Proclamation. At the early age of 14, Morgan decided to travel north to Ohio in the hopes of receiving better education opportunities. During those times, there were better opportunities for blacks in the northern part of the country. Still, Morgan’s formal education never surpassed elementary school. He moved to Cincinnati and then to Cleveland, working as a handyman in order to make ends meet. In Cleveland, he learned the inner workings of the sewing machine and in opened his own sewing machine store in 1907, where he

But still, during the late 1800’s, “much of the country's industries fell into powerful business leaders,” including Morgan. He was criticized by everyone for a couple of reasons: “he created monopolies by making it difficult for any business to compete against his”--known as Morganization; even though he was responsible for leading them out of the 1907 financial crisis, he was also claimed by muckraking journalists that he “manipulated the nation’s financial system for his own gain,” as thousands of workers die in his steel factories, and suffered higher casualties than even the Civil war. This earned Morgan the “occasional distrust of the federal government as well.” But those reasons didn’t stop him to be a man who ended up industrializing America with his vast, growing, and substantial companies and financial expertise that just saved the railroads and subdued the country’s financial panics. If he also had not fought alongside with Thomas Edison with their DC (Direct Current) against Tesla and Westinghouse’s AC (Alternating Current), the way we use electricity wouldn't be the same today.

John Adams birthday is on October 30, 1735. His place of birth is Braintree, MA. His death date was July 4,1826. The place of death was Quince, MA. His occupation is the second us president. His education is at Harvard collage from 1751-1755.His full name is John Adams.

His genius flourished in the post-civil war period with a lot of room in the invention space his entering skills were the gold of the time. Working with alexander gram bell on the telephone he helps draft the patent for bell's design for the telephone. He was also involved in the field of incandescent lighting, a particularly competitive field, working for Hiram Maxim and Thomas Edison.

Throughout the course of American history, many influential figures have greatly impacted America. Their contributions to society has changed America for the better or worse, and also impact our views on society today. These people may include famous inventors, scientists, or even our previous presidents. An example of an influential figure who has made numerous accomplishments that benefitted America is the former president, James K. Polk. Polk lived from the year 1795 to 1849, and was the eleventh President of the United States, who served for one term. Before becoming the president, Polk was known in politics as the governor of Tennessee. Polk served under the pupilage of Andrew Jackson, and was later known as the "Young Hickory". An accomplishment that Polk made as president was the great expansion of the United States, by

An award winner of the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, Frederick Jones was well known for his invention of the refrigerator. As a child, Frederick faced many challenges at an early age. After his challenging childhood, he taught himself mechanical and electrical engineering. He became the first African American elected to the American Society of Refrigeration Engineering.

After two years of experimenting and helping himself to the manuscript and studies of scholars, he was finally to create the electric light bulb. He knew society would profit from this invention but was unsure of how to share this with society since being in the tunnel was breaking the rules. His best bet, according to him, was to show his idea to the scholars. While working on his

Charles Goodnight was one of the best known cattle ranchers in Texas history. His accomplishments tell us how much Charles has done for Texas. Charles had an interest in animals and plants but what he did to change Texas is so much more. Born on March 5, 1836, in Macoupin County, Illinois, Charles Goodnight was the fourth of five children.

Earl Warren was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court from 1953 to 1969. Warren is best known for his majority decision in the controversial case Brown v. Board of Education. In this essay, you will learn about Warren life before the Supreme Court,how Korematsu helped shaped the rest of Earl Warren’s career, and his most important cases.

Morgan often said “If it's in a book, you can do it, if it's not, then use your imagination” meaning that don’t give up, if you find it in a book, you can make it happen, if it's not, then make your own steps on how to make it happen. If Garrett never went by this quote, fires would be more deadly than they are now and car crashes would happen more often than they are now. Morgan made the first “illuminated traffic lights” to direct traffic. How Morgan thought of this was when he witnessed a horrible car crash leaving a poor girl in critical condition. With his Morgan’s don't stop attitude and creativity, Morgan found a solution to car accidents. To this day forward, we still use them today. Finally, Garrett created the “Gas Mask”. Back then, fires were deadly due to the toxic gasses and of course the flames. Morgan’s gas mask was popular, but not well known. Then, Morgan had the chance to show that his invention truly worked. When a mining tunnel blew up, the tunnel as filled with toxic gasses, many were either passes out or they had died. Morgan got a call from the police officers at the scene at 3 O’clock in the morning, explaining what had happened. Morgan grabbed as many gas masks as possible and flew down to the scene. Once he got there, 3 volunteers, volunteer to put on the gas masks, including Garrett. After 15 minutes the volunteers went down, they came up the

As you probably know it's Black history month, a month to celebrate the accomplishments of African Americans. In celebration of Black History Month, the contributions made by African American Inventors and their importance to American culture was researched. Do you use elevators? I am sure you do. Alexander Miles was born on May 18, 1838, in Duluth a city in Minnesota . Alexander parents are Mary Pope and Michael Andrea.

Born on April 17, 1837, in Hartford, Connecticut as a son of a banker, Morgan went into the family business and became one of the most famous financiers in history. After working for his father, he started his own private banking company in 1871, which later became known as J. P. Morgan & Co. His company became one of the leading financial firms in the country. It was so powerful that even the U.S. government looked to the firm for help with the depression of 1895. The company also assisted in thwarting the 1907 financial crisis.

Garret Morgan was also a great inventor whose invention had a major impact on the world. He had two major inventions in his life: the gas mask and the traffic light. Even though he has invented many things, Garret is known mostly for the traffic light. Take a second and think about what driving would be like without lights to direct traffic at an intersection. There would be a whole lot of accidents every day. Because of this, the impact of his invention is felt by everyone in the world on a daily basis. You cannot drive anywhere, almost, without seeing a traffic light at least one time and, on top of that, they have saved so many lives.

The story of this great man begins in South Carolina, James was born in Sumter South Carolina in 1932. James wouldn’t be who he ended up being without the help of his parents, Emmett Conyers, who received his bachelor’s degree in the 1920s from the great Morehouse College in South Carolina and later worked in the colleges printing office until his final days of retirement. Also James had a very motivational mother who pushed her children to the best of their abilities, Crenella Conyers. She received her degree from