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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.
Died: Garrett Morgan, 86, African-American inventor known for inventing the smoke hood (in 1912) and a hair-straightening product, and the automatic "semaphore arms" traffic light. [ 100 ] July 28 , 1963 (Sunday)
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
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.
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She wanted Black students to know about Garrett Morgan, who invented the traffic signal in 1923 after witnessing a carriage accident, ... Murray died Tuesday at 91, leaving Raleigh as a giant of ...
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U.S. patent no. 1,475,024 was granted to African-American inventor Garrett Morgan for the first three-position traffic light (with a red-amber-green signal for stop, caution and go respectively) still in use a century later. Morgan had applied for the patent on February 27, 1922. [70] Born: