African American Inventors

He was a scientist and loved to study plants. He developed over 300 ways to use peanuts!

• Otis Boykin

• George Washington Carver

This inventor worked at NASA & built spacecrafts. He is also famous for inventing the super soaker water gun.

• Lonnie Johnson

• Alexander Miles

She was the first African American woman to be a millionaire selling her hair care products.

• Madam C J Walker

• Dr. Betty Harris

Garrett Morgan invented this to make sure firefighters are safe from harmful gas they are exposed to. What is it?

• Umbrella

• Gas Mask

Garrett Morgan invented something that keeps us safe on the road. What is it?

• Windshield wipers

• Traffic Light

What is the name of the first African American Woman to go into space in 1992?

• Mae Jemison

• Dr. Patricia Bath

This inventor and surveyor constructed the first clock in the US in 1753. He was also commissioned by Thomas Jefferson to help survey and develop the layout of Washington, D.C.

• Benjamin Banneker

• William Purvis

This inventor became the originator of the home security system in 1966.

• Otis Boykin

• Marie Brown

Dr. Charles Drew thought of and organized something that saves millions of lives. What did he invent?

• Blood Bank

• The Lottery

He is an American aerospace engineer, retired U.S. Air Force officer and fighter pilot, &former NASA astronaut who was the first African American in space in 1983.

• Guion Bluford

• Jacob Lawrence