Publisher’s Points to Ponder: Black history month: Honoring

This week marks the end of Black History Month. It was difficult for me to decide who to write about, with so many amazing things accomplished by African-Americans. In light of this difficulty in deciding, I will close this series with a list of little known facts about black inventors. I hope this with incite interest among readers who may choose to do additional research on those mentioned in this article.

Dr. Shirley Jackson (Touch-tone telephone, Caller ID, fiber-optic cable), Marie Ban Brittan Brown (Closed-circuit television security), Otis Boykin (IBM computer, pace maker), Charles Drew (The blood bank), Marian Croak (Voice over Internet Phone). Phillip Emeagwalie (World’s fastest computer), Elijiah McCoy (Lubricators for steam engines), Garrett Morgan (Gas mask and Traffic signal), George Washington Carver (Discovered mored than 300 uses for the peanut), Madame C.J. Walker (Developed hair products and is known as one of the most successful entrepreneurs throughout history.

Consider learning more about these inventors by researching African-American archives.