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TOP TEN AFRICAN AMERICAN INVENTORS  
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THIS IS THE TOP 10 OF MANY AFRICAN AMERICAN INVENTORS

	Elijah McCoy (1843–1929) invented an oil-dripping cup for trains.
	Lewis Latimer (1848–1928) invented an important part of the light bulb — the carbon filament.
	Jan Ernst Matzeliger (1852–1889) invented a shoemaking machine that increased shoemaking speed by 900%!
	Granville T. Woods (1856–1910) invented a train-to-station communication system.
	George Washington Carver (1860–1943) invented peanut butter and 400 plant products!
	Madam C. J. Walker (1867–1919) invented a hair-growing lotion.
	Garrett Morgan (1877–1963) invented the gas mask.
	Otis Boykin (1920–1982) invented the electronic control devices for guided missiles, IBM computers, and the pacemaker.
	Dr. Patricia. E. Bath (1949–) invented a method of eye surgery that has helped many blind people to see.
	Lonnie G. Johnson (1949–) invented the world-famous watergun, the Supersoaker.

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