Who Is The Most Famous Black Inventor? George Washington Carver, Madam C.J. Walker, Lonnie G. Johnson, Garrett Morgan Who is the first black inventor? Although Henry Blair is the first inventor to be identified as black by the U.S. Patent Office, he is not the first African American to be awarded a U.S. patent. Most
Was Robert F Flemming JR African American? Robert F. Flemming Jr. was born a free african-american in Baltimore, Maryland, in July 1839, the eldest child of Robert F. Did an African American invent the guitar? Nope! The guitar as we know it originated in Spain and is said to be a development of the European
Did Elijah McCoy Attend School? Did Elijah McCoy attend school? Born in Ontario, Canada in May 1844 to parents who had escaped slavery in America, Elijah McCoy showed an early interest in mechanics and, aged 15, was sent to Scotland for an apprenticeship and to study mechanical engineering at the University of Edinburgh. What was