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4. Invented over 300 uses for the peanut including: Cooking oil, Axle grease and Printing Ink. Also the first African American student to attend Iowa State.

5. Was the first to apply for patent for the traffic signal after observing an accident between two horse carriages. ALSO…..

6. Invented the hair lotion for African American hair. She was the first African American millionaire. Said to have invented the straightening comb. Madam Walker bought the patent but did not invent it.

7. Developed a means of preserving blood plasma for transfusions. During WWII developed a program to send blood to great Britain. He was the first director of the first Red Cross Blood Bank.

8. Invented the automatic refrigeration system for hauling trucks and railroad cars. He also The first air conditioner for the hospitals.

9. First women to graduate with a PHD from MIT. Her inventions include developments in the portable fax, caller ID, and the touch tone telephone.