African American Firsts & African-American Inventors & Scientists

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St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

African American Firsts & African-American Inventors & Scientists

Entry/Object ID

AM2007.7.5

Scope and Content

African American Firsts- 16 pages from an educational activity book for Black History Month. An Illustration of each individual is included along with history profile for each - Probably photocopied from book written by Michael Tietelbaum. Undated but may be c. 1993. Lists books & authors Included are: Banneker, Benjamin--built first wooden clock produced in American colonies. Forten, James, Sr.---Revolutionary War Prisoner of War, invented sailing device. Temple, Lewis--invented better whale harpoon Rillieux, Norbert--invented machinery to change cane juice to sugar McCoy, Elijah--invented the drip cup for oiling railroad locomotives Latimer, Lewis H.--worked with Thomas Edison & Alexander G. Bell. Invented a way to make light bulbs last longer. Woods, Granville T.--invented among other special telegraph for trains Williams, Daniel Hale--a surgeon performed the first successful heart operation. Carver, George Washington--inventor of peanut products Walker, Madame C.J.--first American millionaire businesswoman, invented a special hair softener and heated comb. Morgan, Garrett A.--invented a gas mask, and first automatic traffic signal. Just, Ernest Everett--cellular biology Hall, Lloyd Augustus--invented ways to preserve food, and sterilize bandages. Julian, Percy Lavon--invented medicine to treat glaucoma, arthritis new uses for soy beans. Drew, Charles Richard, --first blood bank

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Photocopy

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Copy, Reprographic

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Tietelbaum, Michael, Black History, Black Inventors, Black Scientists

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

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Michael Tietelbaum

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Benjamin Banneker

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James Forten, Sr.

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Lewis Temple

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Rillieux, Norbert-juice to sugar

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McCoy, Elijah--

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Latimer, Lewis H

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Woods, Granville T.

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Daniel Hale Williams

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George Washington Carver

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Walker, Madame C.J.

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Garrett A. Morgan

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Dr. Ernest Everett Just

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Lloyd Augustus Hall

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Dr. Percy Julian

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Charles Richard Drew