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The #1 resource on the web focusing on the ingenuity and accomplishments of the top Black inventors over the last 300 years. Their contributions are chronicled and the inventors are profiled, providing information for students and others interested in these pioneers of Black History.
More Black Inventors
Andre Reboucas
Invented an Early-version Torpedo.
Charles Brooks
Developed the Street-sweeper.
George Crum
Invented the Potato Chip
Henry Brown
Created a Strongbox for Personal Valuables.
Joseph Dickinson
Developed Improved and Innovative Reed Organs.
Lonnie Johnson
Invented the “Super Soaker” toy.
Miriam Benjamin
Invented a “Gong and Signal” chair for hotels.
Philip Emeagwali
Created Processes to Innovate Internet Apps.
Shelby Davidson
Created Adding Machine Add-ons.
Valerie Thomas
Developed a 3-D Optical Illusion Device.
Andrew Beard
Created the “Jenny Coupler.”
David Crosthwait
Designed Innovative Heating Installations.
George Grant
Created an Improved Golf Tee.
Jack Johnson
Boxing Champion Invented a Wrench.
Joseph Lee
Created a Bread Making Machine.
Marjorie Joyner
Invented the “Permanent Waving Machine.”
Norbert Rillieux
Created Sugar-refining Evaporation Pan System.
Richard Spikes
Invented an Automatic Gear Shift.
Thomas Elkins
Created a Refrigerated Apparatus.
William Purvis
Invented a Fountain Pen.
Benjamin Banneker
Astronomy who Developed an Almanac.
Ernest Just
Pioneer in Marine Biology and Zoology.
George Murray
Created a Cotton-chopping Device.
James Forten
Revolutionized the Sail-making Business.
Lewis Temple
Created the “Temple’s Iron” Harpoon.
Mark Dean
Created innovative Computer Devices.
Otis Boykin
Invented Resistors for Pacemakers.
Robert Pelham
Invented Tallying Machine for the Census.
Thomas Jennings
Developed a “Dry-cleaning” process.
Willis Johnson
Invented the Egg-beater.
Benjamin Bradley
Created a Steam Engine for Warships.
George Alcorn
Semiconductor and Aerospace Innovator.
Granville Woods
Telegraph and Railway Device Developer.
James West
Created the Affordable Electret Microphone.
Lloyd Hall
Revolutionized the World of Food Preservation.
Matthew Cherry
Created a Tricycle and a Streetcar Fender.
Patricia Bath
Created a Laser Surgical Device.
Sarah Boone
Created a Version of the Ironing Board.
Thomas Mensah
Pioneered the Field of Fiber Optics.
Benjamin Montgomery
Developed a Special Steamboat Propeller.
George Carruthers
Measuring and Detected Ultraviolet Lights.
Henry Blair
Invented a Seed Planter and Corn Harvester.
John Parker
Created a Screw for a Tobacco Press.
Lloyd Ray
Created the Dust Pan.
Meredith Gourdine
Created an Allergen-filtration Device.
Philip Downing
Created a Street Postal Mailbox.
Sarah Goode
Invented the Folding Cabinet Bed.
Thomas Stewart
Invented a Version of the Mop.
Early Black Inventors
Albert Richardson
Invented a Wooden Butter Churn.
Henry Faulkner
Created a Ventilated Shoe to Minimize Blisters.
Benjamin Thornton
Created an Answering Machine Device.
John Love
Invented Early Pencil Sharpener.
Daniel McCree
Created a Portable Home Fire Escape.
Joseph Hawkins
Improved Gridiron Metal Oven Racks.
David Fisher
Creating the “Joiner’s Clamp.”
Edward Lewis
Invented a Spring Gun.