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Garrett Augustus Morgan Sr. (March 4, 1877 – July 27, 1963) was an American inventor, businessman, and community leader.His most notable inventions were a type of three-way traffic light, [1] and a protective 'smoke hood' [2] notably used in a 1916 tunnel construction disaster rescue.
Lester Farnsworth Wire (September 3, 1887 – April 14, 1958) was an American police officer and inventor.He is credited with the invention of the electric traffic light in 1912.
The main reason for the traffic light was that there was an overflow of horse-drawn traffic over Westminster Bridge which forced thousands of pedestrians to walk next to the Houses of Parliament. [6] The design combined three semaphore arms with red and green gas lamps for night-time use, on a pillar, operated by a police constable .
It’s been a century since Garrett Morgan patented the three-position traffic signal. Sandra Morgan, his granddaughter, says she’s fought to keep his legacy alive.
Producing both bulb and LED versions of the signal aspects, these signals are still the most common type of traffic light on UK roads. With the invention of anti-phantom, highly visible Aston lenses, lights of 8 inches (200 mm) could be designed to give the same output as plain lenses, so a larger surface area was unnecessary.
Charles Adler Jr. (June 20, 1899 – October 23, 1980) was an American inventor and engineer.He is most known for developing devices meant to improve transportation safety, including sonically actuated traffic lights, colorblind road signals, pedestrian push-buttons, and flashing aircraft lights.
J. P. Knight John Peake Knight Inventor of the Traffic light Born John Peake Knight (1828-01-13) 13 January 1828 Nottingham, England Died 23 July 1886 (1886-07-23) (aged 58) Resting place Brompton Cemetery Nationality British Education Nottingham High School Occupation Engineer Spouse Elizabeth Knight (1832–1913) Children 5 Engineering career Employer(s) South Eastern Railway (England ...
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