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Title: African American Inventors


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African American Inventors
Presented by the Ronald Brown Academy Computer
Club
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Did You Know
  • Elijah McCoy invented an oil-dripping cup for
    trains. His invention was nicknamed The Real
    McCoy.

3
Did you know
  • Lonnie Johnson invented the Super Soaker Water
    Gun.

4
Did you know
  • Dr. Phillip Emeagwali created one of the fastest
    computers ever. It was known as the
    supercomputer.

5
Did you know
  • Madam C.J. Walker invented hair and beauty
    products. Her inventions made her the first
    self-made female millionaire.

6
Did You Know
  • George Washington Carver invented over 300 items
    using sweet potatoes and peanuts including
    beverages, cosmetics, paints, and medicines.

7
Did you know
  • Bill Bailey, not Michael Jackson, invented the
    moonwalk.

8
Did You Know
  • Sarah E. Goode invented a bed that can fold into
    a cabinet.

9
Did you know
  • Lewis H. Latimer worked with Thomas Edison and
    invented the carbon filament in a light bulb.

10
Did You Know
  • George Crum, a cook from New York, is the
    inventor of potato chips.

11
Did you know
  • Dr. George Grant invented the golf tee.

12
Did You Know
  • Jan Ernst Matzeliger made a shoemaking machine
    that increased shoemaking speed by 900!

13
Did you know
  • Dr. Dean discovered a way to make computers
    smaller and able to run faster.

14
Did you know
  • Garrett Morgan invented
    the gas mask and the
    first traffic signal.

15
Did you know
  • Granville t. woods invented 15 appliances to
    improve railways.

16
Did you know
  • Benjamin Banneker invented the first wooden
    pocket watch and also helped design Washington
    D.C.

17
Did you know
  • Bessie Blount invented a machine that allowed
    amputated soldiers to feed themselves.

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We hope you enjoyed the show!
All slides were created by
  • Ebony Brooks Anthony Brown
  • Josiah Durahh Tonjanay Evans
  • TanaiJah Foreman Christopher Freeman
  • Shamyra Fritz Kaylien Gordon
  • Darrien Hawkins Garland Johnson
  • Latrell Louie Ajanae McGehee
  • Amir Starkey Shunterria Rosebar
  • Sterling Walker Mrs. Singleton

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  • The End
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