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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.
Granville Tailer Woods (April 23, 1856 – January 30, 1910) was an American inventor who held more than 50 patents in the United States. [1] He was the first African American mechanical and electrical engineer after the Civil War. [2]
From Dreams To Reality: A Tribute to Minority Inventors is a 1986 documentary featuring African-American actor, writer and director Ossie Davis. [1] It features several notable African Americans, Native Americans, Asian Americans, and Latinos who have made significant contributions to science, technology, and medicine. [ 2 ]
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Richard Bowie Spikes (October 2, 1878 – January 22, 1963) was an African-American inventor who held several United States patents. He is credited with developing and improving inventions such as a beer tap, a modification of an automatic gear shift mechanism for motor vehicles, and a safety braking system for trucks and buses.
At the time, few innovators could claim the rights to their inventions and Eglin's race further complicated her success. For the April 1890 issue of The Women Inventor , a short-lived magazine highlighting female inventors, by feminist reformer Charlotte Smith, a reporter asked Eglin why she sold the rights of the invention at such a minimal cost.
First African-American woman to receive a United States patent. Charles Goodyear (1800–1860), U.S. – vulcanization of rubber Praveen Kumar Gorakavi (born 1989), India – low-cost Braille Typewriter
First known African-American woman to graduate from one of the Seven Sisters colleges: Hortense Parker (Mount Holyoke College) [88] [Note 7] First African-American woman to earn a PhD. Nettie Craig-Asberry June 12, 1883, earns her doctoral degree in music from the University of Kansas one month shy of her 18th birthday.