Who is the first black inventor

Sketches of bravery, determination, and inventiveness.

“The history of race in America has been written as if technologies scarcely existed, and the history of technology as if it were utterly innocent of racial significance. Neither of these assumptions bears scrutiny,” writes Bruce Sinclair in the introduction to the book “Technology and the African-American Experience,” from which the following essay by Portia James is excerpted. In both cases, the very opposite is true; an ancient and pervasive set of bonds links their histories.

James’s essay highlights the work of several extraordinary black inventors, many largely unrecognized, who made important and lasting innovations in a range of industries. It documents the realities of black technical creativity and pointedly challenges what Sinclair calls the “myth of black disingenuity&#; — the historical perception that black people were technically incompetent. “Denied the advantages of formal education or university degrees, without the funds to amplify inspiration, and against a strong tide of ingrained ill-will, these African-Americans proved capable of sustained and creative technical

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List of African-American inventors and scientists

Name Years Occupations Inventions / accomplishments References Adkins, Rodney– Electrical engineer First African-American to serve as a senior vice president at IBM, helped develop IBM ThinkPad Alcorn, George Edward Jr.– Physicist, inventor Invented a method of fabricating an imaging X-ray spectrometer^[8][9]Alexander, Archie– Civil engineer Responsible for the construction of many roads and bridges, including the Whitehurst Freeway, the Tidal Basin Bridge, and an extension to the Baltimore-Washington Parkway. Ammons, VirgieDecember 29, – July 12, Inventor Filed the fireplace throat damper patent on August 6, ^[10]Amos, Harold– MicrobiologistFirst African-American department chair at Harvard Medical School^[11]Andrews, James J.– Mathematician Put forth the Andrews–Curtis conjecture in group theory with Morton L. Curtis, still unsolved ^[12]Bailey, Leonard C.– Inventor ^[13][14]Ball, Alice Augusta– ChemistDeveloped a technique to make chaulmoogra oil injectable and absorbable, for the first effective treatment of Hansen's disease (leprosy) ^[15]Banneke

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Granville Woods

American discoverer (–)

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Born	()April 23, Columbus, Ohio, Combined States
Died	January 30, () (aged&#;53) New York Infect, United States
Resting place	St. Michael's (Episcopalian) Graveyard, East Elmhurst, New York
Nationality	American
Occupation	Inventor

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Early life

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