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Obama became the first Black president in American history after winning the 2008 election race against John McCain. While in office, he earned a Nobel Peace Prize, worked to limit climate change ...
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.
Despite these barriers, some Black inventors managed to secure patents and recognition for their work. In 1821, Thomas L. Jennings, who was born free in New York City, became the first African American to be granted a patent in the United States. His patent was for a dry cleaning method he called "dry scouring."
A. Kandis Leslie Abdul-Aziz; E. Dale Abel; Joel K Abraham; Lucile Adams-Campbell; Christopher Adams (scientist) Nelson Adams; Stephanie G. Adams; Nii Addy; Rod Adkins
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Sarah Boone (née Sarah Marshall; c. 1832 – 1904) was an African-American inventor. On April 26, 1892, she obtained United States patent number 473,563 [1] for her improvements to the ironing board. Boone's ironing board was designed to improve the quality of ironing the sleeves and bodies of women's garments.
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Michael C. Harvey (also known as M. C. Harney or M. C. Harvey) was an American inventor. He is known for inventing an improvement in the wick-raiser of the lantern.The original lantern with the wick-raiser improvements is now on display at the Black History Museum.