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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.
Garrett Morgan’s inventions continue to save lives. His take on the traffic signal, which he patented in 1922, was the first to offer a third “caution” signal which is now known as the ...
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.
[1]: 386–7 After witnessing an accident between an automobile and a horse-drawn carriage, inventor Garrett Morgan filed a U.S. patent for a traffic signal. [20] Patent No. 1,475,024 was granted on 20 November 1923 for Morgan's three-position traffic signal. [21] A further development of traffic signals were staggered systems.
Morgan, Garrett: 1877–1963 Inventor Invented an early version of a gas mask called a smoke hood, and created the first traffic light that included a third "warning" position which is standard today. Morgan also developed a chemical that was used in hair products for hair-straightening. [148] [149] Nriagu, Jerome: 1944– Geochemist
Garrett Morgan. Inventions like the traffic signal are best attributed to trailblazers like Garret Morgan. ... Safety is a theme that runs through Morgan's inventions. In 1923, he patented a new ...
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Garrett A. Morgan (1877–1963), U.S. – inventor of the smoke hood; ... Hungary – co-inventor of cathode-ray tube and iconoscope, infrared video camera, plasma ...