2012 Black History Month
As a Matter Of Fact, That Was Black
Black History Month 2012
Discover how African-American innovations and inventions have made the world a better place. The kaleidoscope was designed using the short list of objects below. See how many you can find.
Next to each object, you will see the inventor’s name and the year it was invented. You may want to research these people to find out more about them and their contributions to society.
- Blood Plasma Bag – Charles Drew, 1945
- Automatic Gear Shift – Richard Spikes, 1932
- Fountain Pen – W. B. Purvis, 1890
- Gas Mask – Garrett Morgan, 1914
- Traffic Light – Garrett Morgan, 1923
- Golf Tee – George Grant, 1899
- Street Sweeper – Charles B. Brooks, 1890
- Light Bulb Filament – Lewis Latimer, 1882
- Double/Compound Horseshoe – Oscar E. Brown, 1892
- Ice Cream Scoop – A. L. Cralie, 1897
- Super Soaker – Lonnie Johnson, 1989
- One-Gigahertz Computer Chip – Mark Dean, 1984
- Elements 104 & 105 – James A. Harris, 1969 & 1970
- Fissionable Nuclear Material – J. Ernest Wilkins, Jr., 1944
