Spotlight on Black History- Black Inventors, Scientist and Engineers

In honor of Black History Month, this week's spotlight will be Black Inventors, Scientists & Engineers. It's amazing to know that alot of the things that we use today were invented by Black Americans.
Below is just a short list of inventors. You can find info at the following website: www.blackinventor.com

• Benjamin Banneker- astronomer , developed the first clock in the US and an almanac. Help create the layout of buildings, street cars and monuments in the Nation's Capitol- DC.
• Henry Blair- invented a seed planter & corn harvester.
• Patricia Bath- a pioneer in ophthalmology, she create a laser based devise to perform cataracts surgery.
• George Crum- invented the Potato Chip
• Dr. Charles Drew- helped establish the modern blood bank. He was a pioneer in blood preservation and developed a method to separate plasma from whole blood so that it could be combined later.
• Garret A. Morgan- invented the gas mask , automatic traffic signal and a hair straightener just to name a few of his inventions.
• Thomas Stewart- received a patent for his invention of the mop.
• Lonnie Jackson- A rocket scientist, invented the "Super Soaker", a popular toy in the 1990's.
• Sarah Goode- she was the first Black women to gain a patent for the folding cabinet bed.
• Thomas Jennings-  he was the first black person to be granted a patent for his dry cleaning process.
• Lloyd Hall- developed numerous processes to eliminate germs and bacteria from foods, utensils and tools.
• Thomas Elkins- create a refrigeration apparatus to keep perishable foods in addition to a chamber commode.

I know, I have left out some well known inventors, but I wanted to include some people that many people may not know about. Do you have any to add, please feel free to comment.