African American Inventors

He was a scientist and loved to study plants. He developed over 300 ways to use peanuts!

• George Washington

• George Washington Carver

• Lonnie G. Johnson

_________________________ worked at NASA & built spacecrafts. He is also famous for inventing the super soaker water gun.

• Lonnie G. Johnson

• Jonnie L. Gonson

• Mae Jemison

First African American woman to be a millionaire selling hair products. She created a cream to help hair grow back.

• Madam C J Walker

• Madam D J Walker

• Harriet Tubman

Garrett Morgan invented the ___________________ to make sure firemen are safe from harmful gas

• Gas Tank

• Gas Mask

• Gas Pump

Garrett Morgan also invented the ________________ that keep us safe on the road.

• seat belt

• Traffic Light

• Radio

______________ was the first African American Woman to go to space in 1992.

• Mae Jemison

• James Madison

• Katherine Johnson

__________________ invented the clock in 1753.

• Benjamin Banneker

• Benjamin Button

• Albert Einstein

This chef accidentally created the potato chips in 1853 after accidentally slicing potatoes too thin.

• Herman Lays

• George Crum

• Joseph Pringles

Dr. Charles Drew thought of and organized the _________________. It saves millions of lives.

• Blood Bank

• Flu shots

• Cell phone

_________________was the first African American Man to go to space in 1983.

• Guion Bluford

• Ronald E. McNair

• Gucci Mane