Do you have examples of some Black Inventors and their Inventions?
Examples of Black scientists and their achievements include:
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Dr. Charles Drew - preserving blood plasma
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Frederick Jones - portable X-ray machine, truck refrigerator systems, & self-starting gasoline motor
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Otis Boykin - control unit used in pacemakers, chemical air filters, and other electronic devices used in radios & televisions
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Granville T. Woods - electric incubator, automatic air brake, and the telephone receiver
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George Washington Carver - peanut butter, linoleum, fuel briquettes, synthetic rubber, and synthetic marble
Lewis Latimer - practical incandescent light bulb finaments.
SOURCE: Dear Abby, writing in the Ann Arbor News
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