african american inventors

Contains profiles of the lives and achievements of ten African-American inventors from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, including Garrett Morgan, the creator of the gas mask and traffic signal, Elijah McCoy, the holder of over sixty patents, and Sarah Walker, a beauty product mogul.

This book describes the life and career of Garrett Morgan, who invented a safety hood for firefighters and whose ideas led to the making of a gas mask.

Describes the lives and works of African American scientists and inventors, including Lewis Latimer, Charles Drew, and Garrett Woods.

Discusses African American inventors and their contributions, including Benjamin Bradley, Madam Walker, and George Washington Carver.

This book traces the history of African American inventors, from the 1600s when most African Americans were viewed as property to the nineteenth century when African Americans overcame prejudice to the twenty-first century which has progressed to the point where only "inventors" exist.

Discusses the inventor's career, life, and times.

Brief biographical profiles of five African-American inventors: Bill Becoat, George Carruthers, Meredith Gourdine, Jesse Hoagland, and Wanda Sigur.

Stories of more than sixty African American inventors and scientists whose accomplishments have often been overlooked by historians.

Traces the lives of fourteen black scientists and inventors who have made significant contributions in the various fields of science and industry.