Celebrating Black History Month: A PARTIAL List of Inventions by Black Americans

In celebration of Black History month below is a PARTIAL list of inventions by Black Americans

 -Dr. James McCune Smith invented a treatment for trismus in 1837
– Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler wrote a book on treating diseases in women and children in 1883
– Dr. Daniel Hale Williams performed the first successful open-heart surgery in 1893
– Dr. Charles Drew developed the concept of blood banks in 1941
– Otis Boykin invented a pacemaker that regulated heartbeats electronically in 1953
– Dr. Jane Cooke Wright developed a technique to test cancer drugs on patient tissue in the 1950s
– Dr. Patricia Bath invented a device and method for cataract treatment in 1988    

 – Folding cabinet bed 
– Potato chips 
– Gas mask 
– Protective mailbox 
– Blood bank 
– Improved ironing board 
– Home security system 
– Three-light traffic light 
– Refrigerated trucks 
– Automatic elevator doors 
– Electret microphone 
– Color IBM PC monitor 
– Gigahertz chip 
– Super Soaker