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This list of African-American inventors and scientists documents many of the African Americans who have invented a multitude of items or made discoveries in the course of their lives. These have ranged from practical everyday devices to applications and scientific discoveries in diverse fields, including physics, biology, math, and medicine.
MAC Eminent Engineer. Fellow National Academy of Inventors. Thomas Owusu Mensah (1950 – 27 March 2024) was a Ghanaian-American chemical engineer and inventor who contributed to the development of fiber optic manufacturing and nanotechnology. [2] He had 14 patents, and was inducted into the US National Academy of Inventors in 2015. [3]
Thomas L. Jennings (c. 1791 – February 12, 1859) was an African-American inventor, tradesman, entrepreneur, and abolitionist in New York City, New York.He has the distinction of being the first African-American patent-holder in history; he was granted the patent in 1821 for his novel method of dry cleaning. [1]
Mark Dean (computer scientist) Mark E. Dean (born March 2, 1957) [1] is an American inventor and computer engineer. He developed the ISA bus, and he led a design team for making a one- gigahertz computer processor chip. [2] He holds three of nine PC patents for being the co-creator of the IBM personal computer released in 1981. [3]
Henry Blair (inventor) The drawing of the Seed-Planter by Blair used on the patent application in 1836. Henry Blair (c. 1807–1860) was the second African American inventor to receive a US patent. [1] He was born in Glen Ross, Maryland, United States, in 1807. His first invention was the Seed-Planter, [2] patented October 14, 1834, which ...
Jesse Eugene Russell (born April 26, 1948) is an American inventor. He was trained as an electrical engineer at Tennessee State University and Stanford University, and worked in the field of wireless communication for over 20 years. He holds patents and continues to invent and innovate in the emerging area of next generation broadband wireless ...
Miriam Benjamin. Henry Blair (inventor) Sarah Boone. Otis Boykin. Benjamin Bradley (inventor) Charles B. Brooks. Henry Brown (inventor) Marie Van Brittan Brown and Albert L. Brown. Hugh M. Browne.
Samuel Raymond Scottron (February 1841 – October 14, 1905) [1][2] was a prominent African-American inventor from Brooklyn, N.Y. who began his career as a barber. He was born in Philadelphia in 1841. He received his engineering degree from Cooper Union in 1878. He was a community leader in New York, setting up organizations to promote racial ...