Category : Inventors

Samuel Scottron was an inventor of the late 1800s, best known for his invention of the curtain rod. It is unclear if Scottron was born...

Madeline M. Turner is the inventor of Turner’s Fruit Press (the original blueprint/ design on which all modern juicers are based). The machine engineered by...

Willie Morrow was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on October 9, 1939. Once of age, Morrow trekked to San Diego (then referred to as the “Harlem...

Augustus Jackson-Inventor Chef- Created Popular Ice Cream Recipes African American, Augustus Jackson was a candy confectioner from Philadelphia who created several ice cream recipes and...

In an era where it was deemed impossible to develop a video gaming console that could afford the luxury of swapping cartridges let alone have...

Dr. Joseph N. Jackson: The Man Behind the Evolution of Television Viewing Experience Dr. Joseph N. Jackson may not be a household name, but his...

If you have a manual push mower today, it likely uses design elements from 19th Century black American inventor John Albert Burr’s patented rotary blade...

Dr. Thomas Mensah is a world-renowned Ghanaian-American inventor and chemical engineer. Mensah is most well-known for his pioneering innovations in fiber optics and nanotechnology, though he has found success in other fields...

Leonard Bailey was an African American inventor and businessman in Washington, D.C., in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Born in 1825 to an impoverished free black family, Bailey rose...