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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.
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]
Thomas Elkins (1818 – August 10, 1900) [1] was an African-American dentist, abolitionist, surgeon, pharmacist, and inventor. He lived in Albany, New York, for most of his life, but travelled during his service as the medical examiner of the 54th and 55th Massachusetts infantries and visited Liberia. Notable inventions include patented ...
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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
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Leonardo da Vinci, the famed artist and inventor, was the first one to float the idea of contact lenses. His 1508 Codex of the Eye described ways to alter the cornea to improve eyesight.
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