FEBRUARY IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH by Linda Sanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/uj8gskg3bzo59wr Made with wonder en-us 2022-02-03 23:50:32 UTC 2026-01-04 19:23:08 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f9e9.png A IS FOR AUTOMATIC BRAKES FOR SCHOOL BUSES lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/uj8gskg3bzo59wr/wish/2028554055 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. ]]> 2022-02-03 23:52:38 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/uj8gskg3bzo59wr/wish/2028554055 B IS FOR BLOOD BANKS AND BLOOD MOBILES lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/uj8gskg3bzo59wr/wish/2028554156  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.

]]> 2022-02-03 23:52:46 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/uj8gskg3bzo59wr/wish/2028554156 C IS FOR CELL PHONE lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/uj8gskg3bzo59wr/wish/2028554259  

 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.

]]> 2022-02-03 23:52:54 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/uj8gskg3bzo59wr/wish/2028554259 D IS FOR DUST PAN lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/uj8gskg3bzo59wr/wish/2028554363  Lloyd Ray was an author and inventor who received an patent in 1897 for his improved version of the dust pan.  ]]> 2022-02-03 23:53:02 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/uj8gskg3bzo59wr/wish/2028554363 E IS FOR AUTOMATIC ELEVATOR DOORS lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/uj8gskg3bzo59wr/wish/2028554470 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.]]> 2022-02-03 23:53:11 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/uj8gskg3bzo59wr/wish/2028554470 F IS FOR FORCED AIR HEATING FURNACE lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/uj8gskg3bzo59wr/wish/2028554597  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. ]]> 2022-02-03 23:53:18 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/uj8gskg3bzo59wr/wish/2028554597 G IS FOR GAS MASK lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/uj8gskg3bzo59wr/wish/2028554908 Morgan  invented a respiratory device that would later provide the blueprint for WWI gas masks. ]]> 2022-02-03 23:53:40 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/uj8gskg3bzo59wr/wish/2028554908 H IS FOR HOME SECURITY SYSTEM lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/uj8gskg3bzo59wr/wish/2028554984
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. 



]]> 2022-02-03 23:53:46 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/uj8gskg3bzo59wr/wish/2028554984 I IS FOR INSECTS CAN HEAR lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/uj8gskg3bzo59wr/wish/2028555091 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.]]> 2022-02-03 23:53:54 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/uj8gskg3bzo59wr/wish/2028555091 J IS FOR Henry Jackson lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/uj8gskg3bzo59wr/wish/2028555179 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.]]> 2022-02-03 23:54:00 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/uj8gskg3bzo59wr/wish/2028555179 K IS FOR George Kelley lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/uj8gskg3bzo59wr/wish/2028555291 In 1897, George Kelley invented the steam table that were and are used in buffets to serve food.]]> 2022-02-03 23:54:08 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/uj8gskg3bzo59wr/wish/2028555291 L IS FOR THE Carbon Light Bulb Filament, Invented by Lewis Latimer in 1881 lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/uj8gskg3bzo59wr/wish/2028555473 The carbon filament increased the life span and practicality of light bulbs. He worked at and with Thomas Edison to improve the light bulb. ]]> 2022-02-03 23:54:23 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/uj8gskg3bzo59wr/wish/2028555473 M IS FOR COLOR Monitor for computers lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/uj8gskg3bzo59wr/wish/2028555698 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. 
]]> 2022-02-03 23:54:41 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/uj8gskg3bzo59wr/wish/2028555698 N IS FOR lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/uj8gskg3bzo59wr/wish/2028555785 2022-02-03 23:54:47 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/uj8gskg3bzo59wr/wish/2028555785 O IS FOR J.W. OUTLAW lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/uj8gskg3bzo59wr/wish/2028555911 The horseshoe! In 1898, Jesse Outlaw invented and patented the first horseshoe!]]> 2022-02-03 23:54:52 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/uj8gskg3bzo59wr/wish/2028555911 P IS FOR POTATO CHIPS AND PEANUT BUTTER lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/uj8gskg3bzo59wr/wish/2028556120 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. 

]]> 2022-02-03 23:54:58 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/uj8gskg3bzo59wr/wish/2028556120 Q IS FOR William Queen lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/uj8gskg3bzo59wr/wish/2028556226 William Queen acquired the patent for the guard for companion ways or hatches on August 18, 1891.]]> 2022-02-03 23:55:08 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/uj8gskg3bzo59wr/wish/2028556226 R IS FOR Rubber Scraper Knife aka spatula lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/uj8gskg3bzo59wr/wish/2028556321 2022-02-03 23:55:14 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/uj8gskg3bzo59wr/wish/2028556321 S IS FOR Spark plug lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/uj8gskg3bzo59wr/wish/2028561104 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. ]]> 2022-02-04 00:01:07 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/uj8gskg3bzo59wr/wish/2028561104 T IS FOR THREE LIGHT TRAFFIC LIGHT lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/uj8gskg3bzo59wr/wish/2028561194 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]]> 2022-02-04 00:01:14 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/uj8gskg3bzo59wr/wish/2028561194 U IS FOR USEFUL CHANGE TO A BABY CARRIAGE lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/uj8gskg3bzo59wr/wish/2028561317 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. ]]> 2022-02-04 00:01:23 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/uj8gskg3bzo59wr/wish/2028561317 V IS FOR VALERIE THOMAS lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/uj8gskg3bzo59wr/wish/2028561422 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.]]> 2022-02-04 00:01:31 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/uj8gskg3bzo59wr/wish/2028561422 W IS FOR WATER CLOSET AKA TOILET lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/uj8gskg3bzo59wr/wish/2028561524   On December 19, 1899, J.B. Rhodes invented the water closet. Today, it is commonly known as the toilet or commode 



]]> 2022-02-04 00:01:39 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/uj8gskg3bzo59wr/wish/2028561524 ZAP... LAWN MOWER ROTARY BLADES AND TRACTION WHEELS lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/uj8gskg3bzo59wr/wish/2028561599 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.]]> 2022-02-04 00:01:45 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/uj8gskg3bzo59wr/wish/2028561599 Y IS FOR YAY for Fire Escape Ladders! lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/uj8gskg3bzo59wr/wish/2028561693 Joseph Winters in 1879 developed his ladders because he saw the trouble fireman had unloading and raising their ladders from wagons. ]]> 2022-02-04 00:01:52 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/uj8gskg3bzo59wr/wish/2028561693 X IS FOR X-RAY SPECTROMETER lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/uj8gskg3bzo59wr/wish/2028561803  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.  ]]> 2022-02-04 00:02:00 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/uj8gskg3bzo59wr/wish/2028561803