7th grade projects

1. Where Would Americans Be Without African Americans? Donald Lyons February 19,2010 2nd period

3. George E. Alcorn Jr.

4. Dr. Daniel H. Williams

5. Bessie Blount

7. George Edward Alcorn, Jr. was born on March 22, 1940, to George and Arletta Dixon Alcorn. Attended Occidental College in Pasadena, California. An x-ray spectrometer assists scientists in identifying a material by producing an x-ray spectrum of it, allowing it to be examined visually. This is especially advantageous when the material is not able to be broken down physically.

8. Dr. Daniel Hale Williams was an African American who made history by performing the first successful open heart surgery operation. Daniel Hale Williams was born in 1856 in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, the fifth of eight children. In Janesville Daniel began to attend high school. He graduated from Hare's Classical Academy in 1877.

9. Died December 30, 2009. Born 1914 Hickory, Virginia. She moved from Virginia to New Jersey where she studied to be a physical therapist at the Panzar College of Physical Education and at Union Junior College The electrical device allowed a tube to deliver one mouthful of food at a time to a patient in a wheelchair or in a bed whenever he or she bit down on the tube.

10. Lonnie Johnson October 6,1949 to June 16, 1970 The top selling toy in the United States in 1991 and 1992, over 40 million Super Soakers have generated over $200 million in sales since 1990. In his hometown of Marietta, Georgia, February 25, 1994 was declared "Lonnie G. Johnson Day" in his honor. Lonnie Johnson was born on October 6, 1949 in Mobile, Alabama

11. Bibliography Sqworl.com. Web. 18 Feb. 2010. African American Inventors http://www.african-americaninventors.org/inventors.php?id=35 Lonnie Johnson http://www.african-americaninventors.org/inventors.php?id=6 Bessie Blount http://www.african-americaninventors.org/inventors.php?id=37 Dr. Daniel H. William http://www.african-americaninventors.org/inventors.php?id=34 George E. Alcon Jr. http://www.african-americaninventors.org/inventors.php?id=21 George Carruthers

12. Where Would We Be Without African Americans Tyler Johnson February 19, 2010 3rd Period

14. George Crum

15. George Washington Carver

16. Lewis Latimer

18. Invention: (Best known for) Super Soaker Water Gun

19. In 1991 and 1992, this was the top selling toy.

20. During high school, he won in a national inventing competition for building a robot out of scraps from the junkyard.

21. He helped to develop thermodynamic and control systems for use with space projects.

23. Death: 1914 in Saratoga Lake, New York

24. Invented the potato chips

25. In 1853, George Crum was employed as a chef in an elegant resort in Saratoga Springs, New York.

27. He worked as a guide in the Adirondack Mountains and an Indian trader.

29. Death: January 5, 1943 in Tuskegee, Alabama

31. Most of his products he didn’t make a profit or patent them.

32. Developed crop rotation.

33. He was a botanist.

34. He was the first African American student and later faculty member at Iowa State Agricultural College.

35. He also studied art and piano.

37. Death: December 11,1928

39. He taught himself mechanical drawing.

40. Alexander Graham Bell hired him to draw the plans for the telephone.

41. In 1884 he worked for Thomas Edison as a patent investigator .

43. Death: January 30, 1910 in New York City

45. He obtained more than 50 patents for his inventions.

46. Sold some inventions to Westinghouse, General Electric, and American Engineering.

47. While working in a railroad machine shop and steel mills, he taught himself electrical and mechanical engineering.

49. Where Would Americans Be Without African Americans Coley Stedwell February 19, 2010 3rd period

50. African American Inventors Dr. Mark Dean Dr. Charles Drew Benjamin Banneker Lonnie Johnson George Crum

51. Dr. Mark Dean Born on March 2, 1957 Has several patents for computer inventions Started working at IBM in 1980 He holds three of IBM's original nine PC patents and currently holds more than 20 total patents

52. Dr. Charles Drew Born on June 3, 1904 Washington D.C. Died April 1, 1950 at the age of 45 years old Invented the blood bank Went to Columbia University to do his Ph.D. on blood storage

53. Benjamin Banneker Born November 9 1731 Died October 9, 1806 at the age of 74 years old Invented Americas first clock Was a farmer, mathematician, astronomer, author and land surveyor

54. Lonnie Johnson Born on October 6, 1949 Invented the Super Soaker water gun in 1982 Has worked with the US Air Force and NASA

55. George Crum Born on October 26th, 1926, in Providence, Rhode Island Died September 8th, 2007 He lived in Saratoga Lake, NY for most of his life His parents were Le Roy and Polly Crum Le Roy was a flour miller George ran away to enlist in the military at age 18 Invented the potato chip on accident Potato chips were never patented, and George never took credit for the invention

56. Bibliography Dr. Mark Dean. Digital image. News. Web. 17 Feb. 2010. <http://www.news.sl/drwebsite/uploads/tttttttttttttttttttttttttttt.jpg>. Benjamin Banneker. Digital image. Black-Inventor. Web. 17 Feb. 2010. <http://www.black-inventor.com/Benjamin-Banneker.asp>. George Crum. Digital image. Black-Inventor. Web. 17 Feb. 2010. <http://www.black-inventor.com/George-Crum.asp>. Lonnie G. Johnson. Digital image. Black-Inventor. Web. 17 Feb. 2010. <http://www.black-inventor.com/Lonnie-G-Johnson.asp>. Dr. Charles Drew. Digital image. Black-Inventor. Web. 17 Feb. 2010. <http://www.black-inventor.com/Dr-Charles-Drew.asp>. Lonnie G. Johnson. Digital image. African American Registry. Web. 17 Feb. 2010. <http://www.aaregistry.com/detail.php?id=2835>. Ask. Web. 17 Feb. 2010. <http://www.ask.com/web?q=when+did+dr.+charles+drew+die&search=&qsrc=0&o=0&l=dir>. Ask. Web. 17 Feb. 2010. <http://www.ask.com/web?qsrc=2417&o=0&l=dir&q=when+was+dr.+charles+drew+born&search=>. Ask. Web. 17 Feb. 2010. <http://www.ask.com/web?qsrc=2352&o=0&l=dir&dm=&q=when%20was%20george%20crum%20born>. Ask. Web. 17 Feb. 2010. http://www.ask.com/web?qsrc=2417&o=15732&l=dir&q=how+did+dr.+charles+drew+die Ask. Web. 17 Feb. 2010. <http://www.ask.com/web?q=Lonnie+G+Johnson&qsrc=6&o=15732&l=dir>. Ask. Web. 17 Feb. 2010. <http://www.ask.com/web?qsrc=2417&o=0&l=dir&q=when+did+benjamin+banneker+die>.

57. Where Would Americans Be Without African Americans Heather Skipper February 19,2010 4th Period

59. Patricia Bath

60. Marjorie Joyner

61. Garrett Morgan

62. Willard BennettAfrican American Inventors

64. His mother was born free(which means he was also born free) and his father was a former slave

65. He was educated by Quakers but was mostly self taught

66. He invented the Americas first fully functioning striking clock in the early 1750s

68. Her father, Rupert, was a well educated man that was a motorman for N.Y.C subway and a merchant seaman

69. Gladys, her mother, worked as a housewife and domestic

70. She invented Cataract Laserphaco Probe that was patented in 1988

71. Patricia Bath is still living todayPatricia Bath

73. She was born to George Stewart, a schoolteacher, and Annie Stewart

74. She went to Chicago Christian high school, Bethune-Cookman college, and Chicago Musical College

75. She invented a machine that would permanently wave women's hair for many days

77. He was born to former slaves

78. He never made it past elementary school but hired a tutor

79. Garrett Morgan invented a traffic signal that was patented in 1923

81. He attended many colleges to study physics

82. He invented the radio frequency mass spectrometer

83. Bennett passed away on September 28, 1987Willard Bennett

84. Answers.com: Wiki Q&A combined with free online dictionary, thesaurus, and encyclopedias. Web. 17 Feb. 2010. <http://answers.com>. Bellis, Mary. Inventors. Web. 08 Feb. 2010. <http://inventors.about.com>. Bellis, Mary. "Patricia bath." Inventors. Web. 10 Feb. 2010. <http://inventors.about.com>. "Benjamin Banneker." The Black Inventor Online Museum - a Look at Black Inventors and their Contributions to Society. Web. 08 Feb. 2010. <http://blackinventor.com>. "BLACK HISTORY REFLECTION: Benjamin Banneker 1731-1806." K581s Blog. Web. 08 Feb. 2010. <http://k581.wordpress.com/2009/02/03/black-history-reflection-benjamin-banneker-1731-1806/>. The Black Inventor Online Museum - a Look at Black Inventors and their Contributions to Society. Web. 10 Feb. 2010. <http://blackinventor.com>. Digital image. Google.com. Web. 17 Feb. 2010. <http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Oo7y1ig_rU0/RtV3fssRjEI/AAAAAAAAAMY/OyCV-rV_AGE/s400/joyner%2Bpw%2Bmachine.jpg>. Digital image. Google.com. Web. 17 Feb. 2010. <http://jameslogancourier.org/media/quotes/20081024-joynermarjorie_little.jpg>. Digital image. Google.com. Web. 17 Feb. 2010. <http://www.african-americaninventors.org/images/invention_img/patriciabath.gif>. Digital image. Google.com. Web. 17 Feb. 2010. <http://www.black-inventor.com/media/images/bio_bath.jpg>. Digital image. Web. 17 Feb. 2010. <http://www.blackinventor.com/images/garrettmorgan7.png>. Web. <http://inventors.about.com/od/mstartinventors/a/Garrett_Morgan.htm>. Bibliography

85. Where Would Americans Be Without African Americans Taylee Newsome February 19,2010 2nd Period

87. G.E. Becket

88. J.L. Love

89. W.D. Davis

90. J. Ricks ~Introduction~

92. Served as White House Chief

93. Created several ice cream flavors

94. After he served in White House, started his own successful catering business

95. Turned out to have the most successful ice cream parlors ~AugustusJackson~

97. Died in Hendersonville TN in June 10,2009

98. Invented the mailbox or letter box

99. Was granted his patent

101. Patented Nov 23,1897

102. Before inventing pencil sharpener, improved Plasterer’s Hawk

103. It is flat piece of board made of wood or metal which plaster or mortar was placed

104. Plasterer Hawk was patented July 9,1895 ~J.L. Love~

106. Than patented on Oct 6,1895

107. Born May 29,1953 in New York

108. Was a leading agriculturist at Wyandotte county

109. Son of Ezra F. Davis~W.D. Davis~

111. Was born February 10,1843 near Massillon, Ohio

112. Entered Kenyon College in 1861

113. Left the College at end of year to enlist in Union Army

114. Served in Kentucky from 1862-1863 ~J.Ricks~

115. Works Cited Book finder. G.E. Becket. Web. 18 Feb. 010. <www.bookfinder.com>. Cowboys. J. Ricks. Web. 18 Feb. 010. <www.cowboy indian.com>. Digital image. African Americans. W.D. Davis. Web. 18 Feb. 010. <www.african-americaninventors.org>. Google. G.E.Beckect. Web. 18 Feb. 010. <www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http:www.wallcoo.net/holiday 2009>. Mountzion. W.D.Davis. Web. 18 Feb. 010. <www.mountzion.com>. Nancy. J.L.Love. Web. 18 Feb. 010. <www.farmer/nancy.com>. Web shots. Augustus Jackson. Web. 18 Feb. 010. <http://home-and garden.webshot.com/photo/1050958317040261799zjLMrL>. ~Bibliography~

116. Where would Americans be without African Americans Kayla Rathburn February 19, 2010 3rd period

118. Patricia Bath

119. Lewis Temple

120. Frederick Jones

122. He was an ultraviolet observer for NASA.

123. Invention: Far Ultraviolet Camera Spectrograph.

125. Invention: Laser Cataract Surgery

126. Patent on May 17, 1988

128. More than 60 inventions

129. Invention: Automatic refrigeration system for trucks.

131. Founder of RJ Miro Corporation.

132. Invention: Paper Rings.

133. “Changing the world...one paper ring at a time” Miro Announced to newspaper.

135. African American Inventors BY KAYLA SNOW DUE FEBRURARY 19TH 3RD PERIOD

136. AFRICAN AMERICAN INVENTORS Jack Arthur Johnson George Washington Carver Madam C.J. Walker Dr.Patricia Beth Benjamin Banneker

137. Jack Arthur Johnson Jack Johnson’s real name is Jack Arthur Johnson He was born on March 31st 1878 in Galveston, Texas He was the first African American heavyweight champion in 1908 People nicknamed him the “Galveston Giant” During his boxing career fought 114 fights,winning 80 matches,and 45 knockouts

138. George Washington Carver George Washington Carver was born in 1864 near Diamond Grove,Missouri Carver discovered three hundred uses for peanuts He was nicknamed “The Plant Doctor” He is one of the world’s most important scientists

139. Madam C.J. Walker Madam C.J. Walker’s real name is Sarah Breedlove She had one older sister and four brothers named Louvenia,Andrew,James,Solomon and Owens Louvenia and Madam move to Vicksburg after their parents died of yellow fever She became the first African American millionaire after developing hair products for black women

140. Dr.Patricia Bath Patricia Bath is from New York She was born on November 4,1952 Patricia made a laser device for removing cataract lenses and transformed eye surgery In 1975,Bath became the first African American woman surgeon at the UCLA Medical Center

141. Benjamin Banneker Benjamin Banneker was born on November 9,1731 in Ellicott’s Mills,Maryland He built one of the first watches made in America He was the first African American to build the first watch The first watch he made was a wooden pocket watch

142. BIBLIOGRAPHY Jack Johnson. Digital image. Wikipedia.web.08 Feb.2010 image<http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jack_Johnson_boxer.jpg>. George Washington Carver. Digital image.Wikipedia.Web 08 Feb.2010 <http://callaway.county.missouri.org/Carver/Image21.jpg>. Madam C.J. Walker.Digital image.Wikipedia.Web.08Feb.2010 <http://cellar.org/pictures/blackmill.jpg>. Patricia Bath.Digital image.Wikipedia.Web.08 Feb.201 <http://www.black-inventor.com/media/images/bio_bath.jpg>. Benjamin Bannneker.Digital image.Wikipedia.Web.08 Feb.2010.<http://www.tayabeixo.org/biografias/nov_lq/images/Banneker.jpg>.

143. Where Would America be without African Americans Reese Kilpatrick February 19th 2010 4th period

144. African American Inventors Garret Morgan Lonnie G. Johnson Fred M. Jones Otis Boykin Lewis Temple

146. In 1895, Morgan moved to Cleveland, Ohio, where he went to work as a sewing machine repair man.

147. Garret Morgan patented the Morgan safety hood and smoke protector in 1914.

149. Dr. Lonnie Johnson, a nuclear engineer, first had the idea of making a high performance toy water gun.

150. 1991, the Power Drencher unleashed onto the water blaster market.

152. On August 1, 1918 Jones enlisted in the 809 Pioneer Infantry of the United States Army and served in France during World War I.

153. Jones patented the Two-cycle gas engine in 5/29/1945 and in 3/11/1947.

155. He also worked in a laboratory testing automatic controls for airplanes.

156. He is most famous for inventing the pacemaker.

158. In 1854 while his new shop was under construction, Temple fell into a hole and he died a few short weeks later because of his injuries.

160. Where Would America Be Without African Americans Ashley Moody PD.2 February 19 2010

162. Lewis Latimer

163. Jan Ernst Matzeliger

164. Granville T. Woods

165. Madam C.J. Walker

167. McCoy invented an oil-dripping cup for trains

169. Latimer invented an important part of the light bulb (carbon filament)

172. Woods invented a train-to-station communication system

174. Walker invented hair care and cosmetic products

175. Walker worked with Marjorie Joyner