Marjorie Stewart Joyner
Marjorie Stewart Joyner was the inventor of the Permanent Wave Machine thus ensuring her a prominent place in cosmetology history. She helped write the first...
Category : Inventors
Henry Blair
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Henry Blair was the second African American to receive a patent on his invention. Blair, who was born in 1807, received his first patent on...
William Purvis
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William Purvis realized how much of an inconvenience it was to have to carry around a bottle of ink whenever you needed to sign a...
Daniel Hale Williams
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Daniel Hale Williams, (born Jan. 18, 1858, Hollidaysburg, Pa.—died Aug. 4, 1931, Idlewild, Mich.), American physician and founder of Provident Hospital in Chicago, credited with...
John Parker
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John P. Parker, born into slavery around 1827 in Norfolk, Virginia, became a notable inventor, businessman, and Underground Railroad conductor. Renowned for aiding nearly 1,000...
George R. Carruthers
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George R. Carruthers, an internationally-renowned astrophysicist, is a pioneer in the use of ultraviolet astronomy for studying the Earth, our Solar System, and the universe....
Sarah Elisabeth Goode
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Sarah Elisabeth Goode holds a significant place in history as one of the first African-American women to receive a patent from the United States government....
Benjamin Montgomery
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Benjamin Montgomery was born into slavery in 1819 in Loudon County, Virginia. He was sold to Joseph E. Davis, a Mississippi planter. Davis was the...
Granville Woods
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Granville T. Woods, also known as “Black Edison,” was a prominent African-American inventor who significantly contributed to the advancement of various technologies. Born on April...