Black History Inventors

Who invented the lunch pail (lunch box) in 1887?

• James Robinson

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Henry Ford

This man invented 100 ways to use peanuts and sweet potato... Who is he?

• George Washington Carver

• Thomas Edison

• Henry Ford

• Albert Einstein

Who invented the first clock?

• Benjamin Banneker

• Isaac Newton

• Galileo Galilei

• Thomas Edison

This man invented the gamma electric cell which is used to power the cell phone in 1971... Who is he?

• Henry Thomas Sampson Jr.

• Thomas Edison

• Nikola Tesla

• Alexander Graham Bell

Who Invented the improved version of the lock in 1889?

• W. A. Martin

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Nikola Tesla

Who invented the doorknob and door stop in 1878?

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Osbourn Dorsey

• Henry Ford

Who invented the supper soaker in 1982?

• Lonnie G. Johnson

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Nikola Tesla

Who invented the street letter mailbox in 1891 and the railroad switch?

• Phillip B. Downing

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Henry Ford

Who invented the guitar in 1886?

• Robert Flemming Jr.

• Antonio de Torres

• C.F. Martin

• Ferdinand Carulli

Who invented the potato chips?

• George Crum

• Herman Lay

• John Smith

• Thomas Edison