African-American Achievements<\/b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n
How many do you know?\u00a0\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
Mary Van Brittan Brown\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/b>1st Home Security System\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Elijah McCoy\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Automative lubricators that improved the safety and efficiency of train engines; invented the\u00a0 ironing board; invented the lawn sprinkler\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Lewis Latimer\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n The carbon filament that allowed the lightbulb to stay on long (Edison\u2019s filament only allowed\u00a0 the light to stay on for 2-3 days ); Latimer\u2019s bulb was immediately contracted for use in NYC,\u00a0 Philadelphia, and Canada at the time of its invention\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Granville Woods\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Invented the induction telegraph that allowed messages to go between trains ;Improved steam\u00a0 boiler furnace; improved telephone transmitter; improved automatic airbrakes\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Garrett Morgan\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Invented the Gas Mask; Invented Automated Street Signal Lights used today\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Frederick McKinley Jones\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n 1st Truck refrigeration system used to transport foods to restaurants today as well as blood\u00a0 products to hospitals; ticket dispensing machine\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Charles Drew\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b>Developed the method of separating and preserving blood for transfusions\u00a0 and helped set up the 1st blood plasma bank\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Meredith Gourdine\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Invented an EGD Generator-produced energy at low cost and with no moving parts; Incineraid,\u00a0 a machine that decreased pollution from incinerator smoke\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Ernest Wilkins, Jr.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Invented a shield against gamma rays\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n James C. Evans\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Developed a method that prevents icing on planes\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Dr. Robert Bayless\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Invented carbonless paper\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n James Parsons, Jr.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n InventedCorrosion-resistant alloy steel\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Isaac R. Johnson\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Invented a Bicycle Frame that could be taken apart<\/span><\/p>\n John Albert Burr\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Rotary Lawnmower\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Dr. Daniel Hale Williams.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n First open-heart surgery <\/span><\/p>\n Lincoln Hawkins\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Co-inventor of anti-oxidizing agents that are the basis of long-lasting plastic ( Duration, 70\u00a0 years)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Dr. Benjamin Carson\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n 1st separation of siamese twins joined at the head\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Alexander Miles\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Automatic elevator doors used today\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n James E. West\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Co-inventor of the compact microphone used for recording, cellphones, hearing aids etc.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Alice H. Parker\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Invented the central heating furnace that uses natural gas\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Mark Dean\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Invented Gigahertz processor, co-invented the PC and ISA bus, developed the color monitor\u00a0 for computers\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Thomas Jennings\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Dry scouring, a dry-cleaning process for delicate clothing\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Dr. Patricia Bath\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Invented the laser cataract treatment device known as The Laserphaco Probe used to remove\u00a0 cataracts less invasively than surgery\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Katherine Johnson\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b>was the brains behind the first manned spacecraft and moon landing\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Gladys West\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n The genius mathematician whose calculations led to the invention of the GPS system that we\u00a0 use today\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Shirley Jackson\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b>Played a lead role in development of caller ID and call waiting, touch-tone telephone, fax , fiber\u00a0 optic cables\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Annie Easley\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Her mathematical genius led to the development of the technology behind the shuttle space\u00a0 and satellite launches\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Kizzmekia Corbett\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n A key player in the development of the Covid-10 vaccine<\/span><\/p>\n Dr. Louis Thompkins Wright\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Invented the neck brace that is worn today and neck injuries; invented a unique blade plate for\u00a0 the surgical treatment of knee fractures\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Percy Julian\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n First to produce synthetic Physostigmine, a drug then used to treat Glaucoma; invented Aero Foam to put out oil fires; developed synthetic hormones, which led to the development of\u00a0 BCP\u2019s; developed synthetic cortisone used for the treatment for arthritis\/ inflammatory\u00a0 conditions, asthma\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Kerrie Holley\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Inventor of system that locates mobile devices using location and presence\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Mary Jones DeLeon\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Invented a cooking apparatus that was the predecessor of today\u2019s buffet warming system\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span>Sarah Goode\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Invented the folding cabinet chair\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Judy W. Reed\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Invented the dough kneader and roller\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Sandra Johnson\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Along with her team,Invented the IBM system that beat Kasperov at chess\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n George Crum\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Invented potato chips\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n George Washington Carver\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Multiple inventions using the peanuts\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Lonnie George Johnson\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Inventor of the Super-Soaker\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n George Edward Alcorn\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Imaging Xray Spectrometer\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Benjamin Banneker\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Responsible for the surveying of Washington,D.C which led to its present layout; he also wrote\u00a0 many almanacs\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Otis Boykin\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Invented the Artificial Pacemaker control unit\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Norbert Rillieux\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Invented a process that revolutionized the production of sugar from cane. Today this method\u00a0 continues to be used to produce sugar as well as soap glue, gelatin (jello), and condensed milk\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n George Carrothers\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Inventor of the UV camera and spectrograph used to launch the Apollo 16 rocket<\/span><\/p>\n Charles Chappelle\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Invented the long-distance flight airplane\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n David Crosthwait\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Heating, ventilation and air conditiong engineer with 40 patents in this field\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Key player in development of the first radio weather station; CEO of Nexrad, the system used\u00a0 for evaluating weather by radar\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cSkip\u201d Clarence Ellis\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Invented Office Talk software\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Bessie Blount Griffin\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Invented the Amputee self-feeding device\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Matthew Henson\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Along with Robert Peary was the were the 1st to reach the North Pole\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Joseph Lee\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Invented a machine that made bread into breadcrumbs for restaurants and others; invented a\u00a0 mixing and kneading machine for making bread\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Ernest Just\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Revealed the structure of the cell membrane\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Jerry Lawson\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Invented the fist programmable video game console (ROM cartridge-base)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Raphael Carl Lee\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Invented therapies for scar treatment, and protective garments\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Archia Ross\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Invented the garment hanger, broom holder, trouser stretcher, bag closure device, stoop runner\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Walter Sammons\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Invented the hot comb\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Dawn N. Ward\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b>Invented chemical treatment for Hepatitis C\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Jane C. Wright\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Pioneered treatment of breast cancer with the drug Methotrexate\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n THIS CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN ACHIEVEMENTS. Now, it\u2019s up to you to stir up the gift that God has placed inside of you, to use it for His glory,\u00a0 and to be a blessing to mankind!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" African-American Achievements\u00a0 How many do you know?\u00a0\u00a0 Mary Van Brittan Brown\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a01st Home Security System\u00a0 Elijah McCoy\u00a0\u00a0 Automative lubricators that improved the safety and efficiency of train engines; invented the\u00a0 ironing board; invented the lawn sprinkler\u00a0\u00a0 Lewis Latimer\u00a0\u00a0 The carbon filament that allowed the lightbulb to stay on long (Edison\u2019s filament only allowed\u00a0 the light […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[12,7],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n