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A IS FOR  AUTOMATIC BRAKES FOR SCHOOL BUSES

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A IS FOR  AUTOMATIC BRAKES FOR SCHOOL BUSES

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In 1932, Richard B. Spikes received a patent for an automatic gear shift for cars and from this design in 1962 he invented the  automatic brakes that would soon be used in almost every school bus in the nation.

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In the late 1930s, Charles Drew, a surgeon,  invented a way to process and preserve blood plasma, allowing it to be stored and shipped for blood transfusions. Until then, blood was perishable and not fit for use after about a week.  His invention was used during World War II to help soldiers who were wounded.

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The first digital cell phone was invented by an African American man named Jesse Eugene Russell. In 1988, Jesse Russell designed a cell phone that could transmit signals between handsets and cell phone towers. Doing so would make mobile phones more handy and also more affordable.

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Lloyd Ray was an author and inventor who received an patent in 1897 for his improved version of the dust pan.

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Before automatic doors, people had to manually shut both the shaft and elevator doors before riding. Forgetting to do so led to multiple accidents as people fell down elevator shafts. As the story goes, when the daughter of African American inventor Alexander Miles almost fatally fell down the shaft, he took it upon himself to develop a solution. In 1887 he took out a patent for a mechanism that automatically opens and closes elevator shaft doors and his designs are largely reflected in elevators used today.

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The central heating furnace design that Alice H. Parker patented in December 1919 made use of natural gas for the first time to keep homes warm and toasty.

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Morgan  invented a respiratory device that would later provide the blueprint for WWI gas masks.

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Co-Invented by Mary Van Brittan Brown in 1966
nurse Mary Van Brittan Brown, devised an early security unit for her own home.

In 1966, Brown invented a system that used a camera that could slide into and look through four peepholes in her front door. The camera’s view would then appear on a monitor in her home so she could survey any potentially unwanted guests.
She added other features to the system, including a microphone to speak to anyone at the door, a button to unlock the door, and a button to contact the police.

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Charles Turner was a zoologist. He was the first person to prove that insects can hear and can distinguish pitch, that cockroaches can learn by trial and error, and that honeybees can see color.

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On October 6, 1896 Henry A. Jackson, an African American  cabinetmaker, it had pull-out shelves and cutting boards, which slid back into the table when not in use, and had storage underneath.

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In 1897, George Kelley invented the steam table that were and are used in buffets to serve food.

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L  IS FOR THE Carbon Light Bulb Filament, Invented by Lewis Latimer in 1881

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L  IS FOR THE Carbon Light Bulb Filament, Invented by Lewis Latimer in 1881

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The carbon filament increased the life span and practicality of light bulbs. He worked at and with Thomas Edison to improve the light bulb.

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Mark Dean  Co-Invented 1980 and 1999 the color monitor and

He also worked to develop the color monitor and led the team that developed the first gigahertz processor.  The massive chip, built in 1999, would allow for for higher processing rates at faster speeds within PCs.

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The horseshoe! In 1898, Jesse Outlaw invented and patented the first horseshoe!

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P IS FOR  POTATO CHIPS AND PEANUT BUTTER

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P IS FOR  POTATO CHIPS AND PEANUT BUTTER

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In the summer of 1853, he was working as a chef at Saratoga Springs' elegant Moon Lake Lodge resort, where French-fried potatoes were a favorite on the menu.  A customer sent back the french fries saying they were too thick.

Crum reacted by slicing the potatoes as thin as he possibly could, frying them in grease, and sending the crunchy brown chips back out on the guest's plate that way.  The reaction was unexpected: The guest loved the crisps.

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William Queen acquired the patent for the guard for companion ways or hatches on August 18, 1891.

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R IS FOR Rubber Scraper Knife aka spatula

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R IS FOR Rubber Scraper Knife aka spatula

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in 1839, Inventor, EDMOND BERGER invented the SPARK PLUG.  Your spark plugs are what supply the spark that ignites the air/fuel mixture, creating the explosion which makes your engine produce power.

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Garrett Morgan  most influential inventions was the improved traffic light.  Morgan's was one of the first three-light systems that were invented in the 1920s. RED, YELLOW, GREEN

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U  IS FOR USEFUL CHANGE TO A BABY CARRIAGE

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U  IS FOR USEFUL CHANGE TO A BABY CARRIAGE

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In 1899, William H. Richardson changed the baby carriage. It was his idea to use a special joint to allow a bassinet to be turned to face the operator. He created the first reversible baby carriage.

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1980 You could call it early 3D technology. Valerie Thomas' invention transmits an optical illusion of a 3D image between concave mirrors that looks real on the receiving end. NASA continues to use her technology to this day.

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On December 19, 1899, J.B. Rhodes invented the water closet. Today, it is commonly known as the toilet or commode

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George Edward Alcorn Jr.  His x-ray imaging spectrometer, which detects life on other planets.  In 1984 Alcorn was the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Inventor of the Year.

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Joseph Winters in 1879 developed his ladders because he saw the trouble fireman had unloading and raising their ladders from wagons.

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ZAP... LAWN MOWER ROTARY BLADES AND TRACTION WHEELS 

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ZAP... LAWN MOWER ROTARY BLADES AND TRACTION WHEELS 

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On May 9, 1899, John Albert Burr patented an improved rotary blade lawn mower. Burr designed a lawn mower with traction wheels and a rotary blade.