LAWTON HIGH SCHOOL Celebrates BLACK HISTORY MONTH by Honoring Innovative INVENTORS

Inventor of the Carbon Filament in the Light Bulbs Lewis H. Latimer- Engineer, Inventor And Draftsman Inventor of the Carbon Filament in the Light Bulbs Patent date: January 1882

Patent Date: July 1891

Scientist and Inventor Patent Date: 1962 James West Scientist and Inventor Patent Date: 1962 Dr. James E. West and a colleague, Gerhard Sessler, developed the mic (officially known as the Electroacoustic Transducer Electret Microphone).

Patent Date: December 1899 *First African-American Faculty Member for Harvard University *Dr. George Franklin Inventor and Dentist

Inventor of the Ironing Board: SARAH BOONE Patent Date: December 1887

Dr. Shirley Jackson First African-American woman to receive a doctorate from M.I.T. Dr. Jackson enabled others to invent the portable fax, touch tone telephone, solar cells, fiber optic cables, and the technology behind caller ID and call waiting.

National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1997 Co-Inventor of Microcomputer System Patent Date: 1985

John Love Inventor of the Pencil Sharpener Patent Date: Nov 1897

Rotary Blade Lawn Mower (Early Lawn Mower) John Albert Burr- Inventor Patent Date: May 1899

Eye Cataract Remover through Laser Device Patent Date: 1988

Robert F. Fleming, Jr. Inventor of the Early Guitar Patent Date: March 1886

Inventor of the Fire Extinguisher Thomas J. Martin Inventor of the Fire Extinguisher Patent Date: March 1872

Frederick Jones- Inventor Patent Date: 1935 Frederick Jones- Inventor Mr. Jones was an inventor best known for the development of refrigeration equipment used to transport food and blood during World War II.

Jerry Lawson brought interchangeable video games into people's homes with the invention of the Fairchild Channel F, the precursor which paved the way for Playstation, Wii and Xbox.

Patent Date: 1969 George Carruthers Scientist and Inventor Mr. Carruthers created inventions, such as the ultraviolet camera, or spectograph, which was used by NASA in the 1972 Apollo 16 flight, revealing the mysteries of space and the Earth's atmosphere

Madam CJ Walker Inventor of Hair Care Products and Straightening Comb

LAWTON HIGH SCHOOL Thank you for celebrating BLACK History Month with Created by Kimberly Jones, Science Teacher Thank you for celebrating BLACK History Month with LAWTON HIGH SCHOOL

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