DID YOU KNOW?
Did you know that African Americans
invented some of our everyday conven
iences?
Frank Greene (1938-2009) developed
the first high-speed computer systems.
Lewis Latimer (1848-1928) invented
the carbon filament to improve light bulb
form home use. He was the African
American member of Thomas Edison’s
group.
Benjamin Banneker (1731-1806) cre
ated the first clock ever built in the United
States.
George Washington Carver (1860
1943) is credited for developing over 115
products, including flour, starch and syn
thetic rubber.
Garrett Morgan (1877-1963) created
the gas mask and the traffic signal.
Otis Boykin (1920-1982) received his
'first patent in 1959 for a wire resistor that
allowed a precise amount of electricity to
flow to a component
Lonnie G. Johnson (1949-Present)
invented the Super Soaker squirt gun.
George Crum (1822-1914) invented
the potato chip.
Frederick McKinley Jones (1893
1961) invented a method of transporting
frozen foods. In addition to that refrigera
tor invention, Jones also invented an air
conditioning unit for military field hospi
tals, a refrigerator for military field
kitchens, a self-starting gas engine, a series
of devices for movie projectors and box
office equipment that gave tickets and
made change, (pic)
Sarah Boone (1832-1904) obtained
United States patent rights for her
improvements to the ironing board. Boone
was bom in Craven County, NC. Boone's
ironing board was designed to improve the
quality of ironing sleeves and the bodies of
women's garments. The board was very
narrow, curved, and made of wood. The
shape and structure allowed it to fit a
sleeve and it was reversible, so one could
iron both sides of the sleeve.
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Samuel F. B. Morse’s Gallery of the Louvre and the Art of Invention was organized by and with support
from the Terra Foundation for American Art.
Reynolds House is grateful for the generous sponsorship of this exhibition from Major Co-Sponsors
Wake Forest Innovation Quarter and Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.
Detail: Samuel F.B. Morse, Gallery of the louvre, 1831-33. Oil on canvas, 73 x 108 in. Terra Foundation
for American Art, Daniel J. Terra Collection, 1992.51.
In Celebration of
Black History
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In honor of
Dr Martin Luther King, Jr.
and his leadership role in
advancing the
African-American
Civil Rights Movement
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In 1951, Willie Carter and Robert Grier were two of the eight men who
integrated the Winston-Salem Fire Department. Jheir success spurred
other North Carolina cities to hire black firefighters, too.
Join us as we honor Mr. Carter and Mr. Grier
at the Police and Fire Department's Black
History Month celebration at 3 p.m., Feb. 19
at Galilee Missionary Baptist Church,
4129 Northampton Drive