The Impact of African American Inventors

Which American inventor do you think did the greatest thing for America and the rest of the world? Many people will say different things, but there is one prominent inventor who stands out among all others: Thomas Edison. Thomas Edison was a great inventor who we owe many thanks to for creating the very first safe, commercially available incandescent light bulb.

     Throughout American history many African Americans have been overlooked in the field of science. Some powerful minds and great inventors haven’t been re-introduced to new generations. African Americans have contributed a great deal to the advancements of our country and one of the major fields they have made contributions to is in the field of science. Many successful African Americans have been overshadowed by their Caucasian counterparts. More of our children should be aware of these great historians. African Americans that have made major contributions in the field of science that should be discussed, studied and taught to our society to educate new generations of the vast majority

There are a plethora of inventions and ideas thought of by African-Americans that society uses everyday. One being the invention of the traffic signal by Garrett Morgan. Many inventions and ideas were thought of by African-Americans and then patented by their Masters. It was taught that the owner of the slave not only owned the slave's physical body, but also anything he or she produced, such as thoughts and ideas. After slavery was abolished, many free African-Americans got patents for their inventions and the credit for the ideas that they created. Many famous African-Americans have had a great influence on the world today.

I think that the safety hood is the most important invention that Garrett Morgan made. I think this because it evolved into the gas mask we know today, which we all know is an important invention. If this gas mask was not invented, many firefighters would die, along with chemists. Also, if the mask was not invented when it was, those 20 people that were trapped in the tunnel explosion would have died, and it would have ruined their families lives.

He used this experiment to invent the lightning rod and his theory that lightning and electricity were the sam received great celebration. This man is relevant because he paved the way for future scientists to experiment with electricity. Pgs 95

African advancement continues to grow in America, despite some lack of global recognition. There are many African innovators in the past and present who created new approaches and technologies that were able to benefit to Americans daily life. African innovators have contributed to the American culture, such as worldview, music, religion, dance, clothing, language, methods of nutrition preparation, business, etc. There are immeasurable African American innovators that continue to have a profound and enriched influence on the mainstream American culture.

Garret Morgan died in Cleveland, Ohio, on July 27, 1963 at the age of 86. Before his death Mr. Morgan didn’t just invent thing he also supported the African-American community by donating to black colleges, creating the Cleveland Association of Colored Men a group dedicated to help improve economic and social conditions in the black community, created and launched the African-American newspaper known as the Cleveland Call, found the all black country club Wakeman Country Club and became a member of Antioch Baptist Church. He was awarded with a gold medal by the International Association of Fire Chiefs for his safety device that was replicated during world war one to save the life’s of soldiers and the life’s firefighters in America and around

In this essay I will be telling you about an African American man that invented the gas mask. Garrett also patented the T shaped traffic signal. Garrett also invented several hair products. Garrett was born in Paris, Kentucky 1877. Garrett was one of many very successful African American men.

The scientist that I have chosen that has contributed to American ingenuity is Thomas Edison. Thomas Alva Edison has been one of the most revered inventors of the 19th century. Thomas Edison has been known to be an inventor and entrepreneur. Most of Thomas Edison success involved electricity or communication. From his laboratories and workshops, he created the phonograph, carbon-button transmitter for the telephone speakers and microphone, the incandescent lamp, a generator, the first commercial electric light and power system. Thomas Edison was just not an inventor he was also an entrepreneur where he had patented close to 900 patents, which ranged from electric light and power of 389, 150 for telegraph, 195 for phonograph, 141 for storage

Many of the devices they created are used for today’s production in the the world. For instance, the pulley, invented by Leonardo, and the light bulb, invented by Edison. The pulley is used in many different ways mostly used in construction. They use it to lift poles or beams to the top of a skyscraper, they are even used in construction equipment like the crane, the thing they use to move thing up high. The light bulb was the start of a whole new line of technology. You may think “how would a light bulb be that important?”, well the light is more than it seems it's the first invention that runs on electricity. Thomas Edison did more than invent a light bulb, he may have not created or invented the telegraph but he worked to enhance it to perform better. In the process he created the phonograph, it was considered a automatic telegraph, this device was able to project the signals exactly as they were

Thomas Midgley tremendously impacted modern times. He had over 100 patents in his lifetime. He was a phenomenal problem solver and a remarkable scientist who perfected the inventions from many other minds and created contraptions that are now an essential part of our everyday lives. He began his inventing at an early age and had a successful career. His work was appreciated by the ordinary family for bringing them such useful inventions as cars and refrigerators. Despite all of the things on his lengthy and impressive résumé he has been labeled “The Worst Inventor In History”.

Eadweard Muybridge, Eli Whitney, and Tim Berners-Lee are all names that are recognized for the major impact they had on society as a whole. All of these men were innovator’s who looked for ways to fix problems and answer unsolved question’s. Eadweard Muybridge a photographer, looked to answer the unsolved question, can horses fly? Using his photography skills, he devised a plan that allowed him to answer the question. Eli Whitney look to create a machine that removed seeds from the bolls of cotton plants more efficiently and ended revolutionizing the Southern industry. Tim Berners Lee, a computer scientist looked for ways to find and store data more easily and invented the world wide web, However, unlike the other men, Tim Berner

In addition, there were many rules and regulations that hindered slave’s education. Each state came up with their own laws to stand against slave literacy. For instance, Goodell claims in his book, American Slave Code, in 1800s South Carolina passed an act that prohibited the slaves to participate any congregation of mental instructions with other slaves, mestizos, and freed slaves. It was unlawful for everyone who involved with would receive a federal punishment. The whole idea behind this prohibition was to keep the slaves away from starting a revolt if they got the chance to meet with other slaves and white people who supported abolishing slavery. Slaveholders and people who made these laws to confine the cognition and mental ability of

When it's dark, what is the first thing that pops up your mind to light up the room? A light bulb! Edison invented or refined devices that made a profound impact on how people lived. The most famous of his inventions

He got so much praise and recognition in the field that two years later he became a professor at the Royal Institution of Great Britain. Davy would get so into his lectures and have such passion and charisma in them that they were extremely popular and people would line up for blocks and blacks just to come and see one of his lectures for themselves. After some time he started to study into electricity and how it worked mainly exploring the chemical side of how it worked, eventually it lead him to invent a new lamp that miners would come to use for coal mining. The new lamp allowed them to travel farther down into the mine thus being able to mine more coal and as a result make more profit and power off the coal. Here is how it worked, it had a wick in the center of a mesh screen the mesh screen acted as a sort of breather it prevented methane gas and other flammable gases from building up inside casing it to explode. He wrote a paper over his new invention and presented it to the Royal Society on November