As a Black man born and raised in segregated Alabama in the 1940s, Lonnie Johnson faced an uphill battle to achieve success.

There’s a rich history of Black inventors in the United States that likely begins before our current historical record—but there’s plenty of noteworthy individuals we know of who changed the world ...

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Session 3 of the Smithsonian Lemelson Center's Black Inventors and Innovators: New Perspectives series. Recorded live on Wednesday, November 18, 2020. Speakers: Tyrone Grandison, Chief Technology ...

Thomas Edison's lightbulb lasted only a few days — until Lewis Latimer, a Black inventor and patent draftsman, came up with a ...

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What would you have been without a role model? What would you have done had you not known your career path was even an option? The answers to these career and life-defining questions often come down ...

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Today and every day, millions of Americans will use, enjoy, and be protected by the creations and innovations of African American inventors. BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — As we continue our coverage of ...

Henry E. Baker, the father of Black inventor research -- Early innovators and inventors -- Role of ancient African civilizations in the development of today's inventions and technologies -- ...

“The African American experience is full of innovators who have done creative and productive things, but there was no pathway to patents.” – James Howard, Executive Director, Black Inventors Hall of ...