Firsts: Scientists, Inventors & Business People

This African-American man invented the potato chip on accident in 1853.

• John Chip

• George Crum

• George Lays

• Chip Gaines

This amazing woman became the FIRST African-American millionaire by inventing hair care products specifically for African-Americans in 1905.

• Tessa Walker

• Venus Williams

• Oprah Winfrey

• Madame CJ Walker

The three colored traffic light was invented by this African-American man in 1922.

• Morgan Stanley

• Garret Walker

• Tom Morgan

• Garret Morgan

The inventor of the traffic light, Garret Morgan, also invented this life-saving device in 1912.

• gas mask

• artificial heart

• blood bank

• open heart surgery

The blood bank, which stores extra blood for people who are wounded or have surgery, was created by this African-American man in 1940.

• Dr. Charles Schultz

• Dr. Charles R. Drew

• Dr. Seuss

• Dr. Spock

The Super Soaker water gun was invented by this African-American man in 1990 while he was working for NASA.

• Lonnie Anderson

• Lonnie Richardson

• Lonnie Johnson

• Lonnie Andrews

The first successful open heart surgery was performed by this African-American man in 1893.

• Daniel Hale Williams

• Robin Williams

• Daniel Stowe

• Hank Williams

The first hospital owned by an African American was founded in 1893 by ________

• Daniel Stowe

• Robin Williams

• Daniel Hale Williams

• Hank Williams

This man created the TV station BET (Black Entertainment Television) and became the first African-American billionaire in 2001.

• Robert Plant

• Howard Johnson

• Robert Frost

• Robert Johnson

This woman was the first African-American female to host her own television show. She became the first female African-American billionaire in 2003.

• Oprah Winfrey

• Michelle Obama

• Whoopi Goldberg

• Wendy Williams