Download African American Inventors Matching Worksheet

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African American Inventors Matching Worksheet
Match the name of the inventor in the left column with their invention in the right column!
Granville T. Woods (1856–1910)
Dry cleaning method for clothing
Lewis Latimer (1848–1928)
Electric filament manufacturing techniques
Garrett Morgan (1877–1963)
Lubrication of steam engines
Elijah McCoy (1844–1929)
Portable refrigeration system for trucks
The world’s fastest computer in 1989
Jan Ernst Matzeliger (1852–1889)
Directional microphone
George Washington Carver (1864–1943)
Sarah Breedlove also known as Madam C. J.
Walker (1867–1919)
Otis Frank Boykin (1920–1982)
Patricia Era Bath (1942 – )
Marie van Brittan Brown (1922–1999)
Wire precision resistor
Laserphaco Probe – a medical device that improves
on the use of lasers to remove cataracts
Home security system
Seed planter
Potato chip
George Crum (1828–1914)
Technique for isolating hormones from soybean oil
Mark E. Dean (1957 – )
3-D Viewing Glasses
Charles Richard Drew (1904–1950)
Telegraphony – a combination of a telephone and a
telegraph
Kenneth J. Dunkley (1939 – )
Philip Emeagwali (1954 – )
Betty Harris (1940 – )
Shirley Ann Jackson (1948 – )
Lonnie G. Johnson (1949 – )
Frederick McKinley Jones (1893 – 1961)
Spot test for identifying explosives in the field
The Supersoaker ©
Traffic signal
Peanut butter and medicines created from peanuts
Color PC Monitor and first gigahertz chip
Valerie Thomas (1943 – )
Method of fabricating an imaging X-ray
spectrometer
Henry Blair (1807 – 1860)
Multiple-effect evaporator (for sugar refining)
Thomas L. Jennings (1791–1856)
Paper-rewind mechanism for adding machines
George Edward Alcorn, Jr. (1940 – )
Shoe making machine
Shelby J. Davidson (1868–1930)
African American hair care products
John Henry Thompson (1959 – )
Lingo programming
James Edward Maceo West (1931 – )
The illusion transmitter
Percy Julian (1889 – 1975)
Blood bank and system for long-term preservation of
blood plasma
Norbert Rillieux (1806 – 1894)
Innovations in the field of telecommunications
Prepared by the Center for History of Physics at AIP
African American Inventors Matching Worksheet Solutions
Inventor
Invention
Granville T. Woods (1856–1910) Telegraphony – a combination of a telephone and
a telegraph
Lewis Latimer (1848–1928) Electric filament manufacturing techniques
Garrett Morgan (1877–1963) Traffic signal
Elijah McCoy (1844–1929) Lubrication of steam engines
Jan Ernst Matzeliger (1852–1889) Shoe making machine
George Washington Carver (1864–1943) Peanut butter and medicines created from
peanuts
Sarah Breedlove also known as Madam C. J. African American hair care products
Walker (1867–1919)
Otis Frank Boykin (1920–1982) Wire precision resistor
Patricia Era Bath (1942 – ) Laserphaco Probe – a medical device that
improves on the use of lasers to remove cataracts
Marie van Brittan Brown (1922–1999) Home security system
George Crum (1828–1914) Potato chip
Mark E. Dean (1957 – ) Color PC Monitor and first gigahertz chip
Charles Richard Drew (1904–1950) Blood bank and system for long-term preservation
of blood plasma
Kenneth J. Dunkley (1939 – ) 3-D Viewing Glasses
Philip Emeagwali (1954 – ) The world’s fastest computer in 1989
Betty Harris (1940 – ) Spot test for identifying explosives in the field
Shirley Ann Jackson (1948 – ) Innovations in the field of telecommunications
Lonnie G. Johnson (1949 – ) The Supersoaker ©
Frederick McKinley Jones (1893 – 1961) Portable refrigeration system for trucks
Valerie Thomas (1943 – ) The illusion transmitter
Henry Blair (1807 – 1860) Seed planter
Thomas L. Jennings (1791–1856) Dry cleaning method for clothing
George Edward Alcorn, Jr. (1940 – ) Method of fabricating an imaging X-ray
spectrometer
Shelby J. Davidson (1868–1930) Paper-rewind mechanism for adding machines
John Henry Thompson (1959 – ) Lingo programming
James Edward Maceo West (1931 – ) Directional microphone
Percy Julian (1889 – 1975) Technique for isolating hormones from soybean oil
Norbert Rillieux (1806 – 1894) Multiple-effect evaporator (for sugar refining)
Prepared by the Center for History of Physics at AIP