Black Inventors

Who invented the first home security system?

• Nikola Tesla

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Marie Van Brittan Brown and Albert Brown

Which black inventor patented the first practical refrigerator?

• Michael Refrigerator

• John Standard

• David Icebox

• Sarah Freezer

Who invented the first automatic shoe lasting machine?

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Jan Ernst Matzeliger

• Thomas Edison

• Nikola Tesla

Who is the inventor of the super soaker water gun?

• Steve Jobs

• Thomas Edison

• Elon Musk

• Lonnie Johnson

Which black inventor created the first portable fax machine?

• Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson

• Dr. Mae Jemison

• Dr. Mark Dean

• Dr. Patricia Bath

Who invented the first potato chip flavoring process?

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Crum

• Abraham Lincoln

Which black inventor patented the first folding cabinet bed?

• Frederick Douglass

• Sarah E. Goode

• Harriet Tubman

• Booker T. Washington

Who invented the first fire escape ladder?

• Daniel Maseres

• Isaac Newton

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Edison

Who invented the three-light traffic signal and the gas mask?

• George Washington Carver

• Garrett Morgan

• Benjamin Banneker

• Lewis Latimer

Which black inventor is known for improving the efficiency of the filament for the light bulb?

• Madam C.J. Walker

• Frederick M. Jones

• Lewis Latimer

• Granville T. Woods