African American Inventors and Scientists

Patricia Best invented

• Eye Contacts

• Eye Chart

• Laserphaco Probe for cataract treatment

James West invented

• microphone and foil electret microphone

• Wireless Headphones

• Bluetooth

Henry Blair Invented

• Garden Hose

• Tractor

• Seed-Planter

Benjamin Bradley Invented

• Life Vest

• Steam Engine

• Life Boat

Sarah Boone Invented

• improvements to the ironing board

• improvements to the washing machine

• improvements to the oven

She was the first black millionairess, and she invented the world's first hair-straightening formula and the hot comb.

• Kim Kimble

• Oprah Winfrey

• Madame CJ Walker

Who is Bettye Washington Greene ?

• She researched animals in the wild.

• She was an Aeronautics engineer.

• first African American female Ph.D. chemist to work in a professional position at the Dow Chemical Company.

Who is Dr. Mae C. Jemison ?

• She was known as the human computer.

• She was the first black woman to travel in space.

• She discovered a cure for Diabetes.

Who is Annie Easley ?

• She was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean.

• She was raised by parents who were also scientists.

• .American computer scientist, mathematician, and rocket scientist

Who is Valerie Thomas ?

• She designed a computer program for astronaut training at NASA .

• She invented the illusion transmitter.

• She was the first African American to excel in the field of Entomology.