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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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