Inventors

Alexander Miles secures the elevator

Alexander Miles is an African American inventor born May 18, 1838. He invented the electric elevator. He did not invent…

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Richard Turere, inventor of the lion lights

 Richard Turere is a Masai shepherd. He became responsible for raising and safeguarding his family's cattle when he was only…

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Thomas L. Jennings, inventor of dry cleaning

Jennings was born in 1791 in New York, and was a leader of the abolitionist movement. He began his career…

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Samuel Rigu created Safi Sarvi, a waste-based fertilizer that can increase yields by up to 30%

Samuel Rigu graduated from the University of Nairobi in Kenya with a Bachelor Degree in Agribusiness. He is the founder…

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Payton Johnson, the one who created the rocking chair.

Payton Johnson was born in Virginia in 1822. He is the Inventor of the rocking chair. Submitted in July 1981,…

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Otis Boykin played a role in the creation of the Pacemaker

Otis Boykin was born in 1910 in Dallas. For lack of money, he left the Illinois Institute of Technology before…

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Dr Eddy Agbo, the discoverer of UMT (urinary tract malaria test).

Eddy Chukwura Agbo is a Nigerian molecular biologist. He is the inventor of UMT. UMT is actually a stick that…

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John Lee Loove, creator of the pencil sharpener

John Lee Love was a carpenter in Fall River, Massachusetts. He created several devices. He is known as having invented…

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Dr Imogen Wright invented Exatype

Dr. Imogen Wright is a South African software developer and bioinformatician. She obtained a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science…

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Dr Kit Vaughan and the ACESCO, a machine for early and effective detection of breast cancer.

Christopher L. 'Kit' Vaughan was born on April 21st, 1953. He is Professor Emeritus of Biomedical Engineering in the Department…

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