Black Inventors
Thomas L. Jennings
Thomas L.Jennings was an abolitionist and tradesman who owned a tailoring business in New York City. In 1821 he invented The Dry Cleaning Machine. He was one of the first Black men in the U.S. to be granted a patent.
Granville T. Woods
Granville T. Woods is Inventor of the telephone transmitter. His device is used in Railroad telegraph, subway systems, roller coasters, etc
Jesse Eugene Russell
Jesse Eugene Russell is Inventor of the Digital Cell Phone
Marie Van Britain Brown
Inventor of The Home Security system (along with her husband Albert Brown) It is the foundation for video monitoring , remote control door locks, push button alarm triggers, instant messaging to police. two-way voice communication and CCTV surveillance in public areas
Home Security System
Video Monitoring
Benjamin Banneker
Benjamin Banneker is credited as the first Black inventor in the U.S. He helped draw up plans for Washington D.C. , Also credited with making the first clock built in America,
Henry Thomas Sampson Jr.
Henry T. Sampson is the first Black person to receive a PH.d in Nuclear Engineering in the U.S. He Invented the gamma electric cell which is designed to provide auxiliary power from the shielding of a nuclear reactor.