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African-American Inventors

Match the invention with the inventor or vice versa.

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Automatic Elevator DoorsAlexander Miles
Automatic lubricator to spread oil evenly over a moving train engine.Elijah McCoy(Lent his name to the expression the Real McCoy as engineers demanded his lubricant rather than cheap copies.)
Patented the carbon filament for incandescent lightbulbs.Lewis Latimer (This made electric lighting practical and affordable)
Automatic Shoe Making MachineJan Matzelinger (Made shoes cheaper and affordable.
Induction telegraph system to communicate with trains also prefected the air braking systemGranville Woods
Crop Rotation and other Agricultural innovationsGeorge Washington Carver
Hair Care Products for African American WomenMadame C.J. Walker
Early gas mask and the traffice signalGarrett Morgan
Way to process and preserve blood plasma.Dr. Charles Drew
Resistors and early electronics Pioneer.Otis Boykin (Made electronics pratical and more affordable)
MicrophoneJames West
Laserplaco Probe used in eye surgeryDr. Patricia Bath
Engineer for NASA who patented the Super Soaker Water GunLonnie Johnson
Co-Inventor of the Personal ComputerMark Dean


Tennessee State University
Nashville, TN

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