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This list of African-American inventors and scientists documents many of the African Americans who have invented a multitude of items or made discoveries in the course of their lives. These have ranged from practical everyday devices to applications and scientific discoveries in diverse fields, including physics, biology, math, and medicine.
Little has been recorded about Eglin's early life, which was a common theme among many early Black women inventors. Ellen F. Eglin was born in the state of Maryland in February 1836, according to the 1880 census. At some time, she and her family moved to Washington, D.C., where Eglin made her living as a housekeeper and a government employee.
Dough kneader and roller. Judy Woodford Reed ( c. 1826 – c. 1905) [1] was an African-American woman alive during the 1880s, whose only records are a US patent and censuses. Reed, from Virginia, is considered the first African American woman to receive a US patent. Patent No. 305,474 for a "Dough Kneader and Roller" was granted September 23, 1884.
Leonard C. Bailey. Leonard C. Bailey (c. 1825 - September 1, 1918) was an African-American entrepreneur, inventor, and banker. He founded one of the first African-American banks in the United States. Bailey was born in about 1825 to a free African-American family. [1] Growing up in poverty, Bailey worked as a barber and built up a chain of ...
In 1982, Rufus Stokes was granted a doctor of science degree from Heed University in Hollywood, Florida on account of his scientific achievements. In 1985, he moved to Claremont, California, where he died of mesothelioma, an asbestos -related disease, in 1986. His death coincided with his being brought in as a consultant to the Los Angeles ...
Henry Blair (inventor) The drawing of the Seed-Planter by Blair used on the patent application in 1836. Henry Blair (c. 1807–1860) was the second African American inventor to receive a US patent. [ 1] He was born in Glen Ross, Maryland, United States, in 1807. His first invention was the Seed-Planter, [ 2] patented October 14, 1834, which ...
George Edward Alcorn Jr. (born March 22, 1940) is an American physicist, engineer, inventor, and professor. He taught at Howard University and the University of the District of Columbia, and worked primarily for IBM and NASA. He has over 30 inventions and 8 patents resulting in his induction into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2015.
DC was founded in June 1994 by Damon Way, Ken Block and Clayton Blehm. [2] It was originally based in Carlsbad, California, but is now based in Huntington Beach, California. [3] DC originally stood for "Droors Clothing," but since the sale of Droors Clothing [when?], DC no longer has ties to Droors and is simply DC Shoes, Inc. [2]