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Black History Month

GARRET MORGAN

Who is Garret Morgan

Who Is Garret Morgan

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Garret Morgan is a black inventor who made the taffic light and many other things.

TIMELINE

Timeline

1914

1963

Childhood

His first invention was the improved gas mask which saved 32 men that were trapped after an explosion.

Garret Morgan developed glaucoma in 1943. He died at 76 as a famous inventor.

His early childhood was spent attending school and working. He worked on a farm with his siblings.

March 4 1877

Garret Morgan was born.

1895

In 1895 Morgan moved to Cleveland Ohio where he became a sewing machine repair man and then opened his own shop.

What Garret Morgan invented

World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted

His Inventions

Garret Morgan invented the gas mask, and the traffic light. His inventions were created because of tragedies.

More on his Childhood

He attended elementary school in Kentucky, but he spent most of his time working on his parents' farm.

More on his childhood

When he was 14 he dropped out of school. So his family hired a tutor to help him out. Later he moved to Ohio looking for work.

All about the gas Mask

All about the Traffic Light

Morgan was the first Black man in Cleveland to own a car, he created a new kind of traffic signal, one with a warning light to alert drivers that they would need to stop, after witnessing an accident at an intersection in the city. Morgan worked to obtain patents for his traffic signal, a different version of the modern three-way traffic light. He later sold the rights for the traffic light to General Electric for $40,000.

ALL ABOUT HIS INVENTIONS

In 1914, Garret Morgan invented the Morgan safety hood and smoke protector. On July 25, 1916, Garrett Morgan was in the news for using his gas mask to save 32 men trapped during an explosion in an underground tunnel 250 feet beneath Lake Erie.

Additional Facts

FACTS

Garrett Morgan was a trailblazer for African American inventors due to his patents. The patents include a hair straightening product, a breathing device, a revamped sewing machine and an improved traffic signal.

Financial Freedom: Morgan's Sewing Company

Financial Freedom

Morgan's sewing machine patent provided an opportunity for him to gain financial freedom: In 1909, Morgan was working with sewing machines in his newly opened shop ,a business he had opened with wife Mary, who had experience as a seamstress. When he came into contact with a woolen fabric that had been scorched by a sewing-machine needle. This allowed him to create the hair care products that changed his life for the better.

Conclusion

G arrett Morgan improved and saved countless lives worldwide. He saved the live of firefighters, soldiers and vehicle operators, with his profound inventions. His work continues to inspire inventors and creators today. HIs legacy will continue to live on for generations and generations to come.

A&E Networks Television. (n.d.). Biography.com. Retrieved February 12, 2023, from https://www.biography.com/inventors/garrett-morgan

DeLuca, L. (2021, February 25). Black inventor Garrett Morgan saved countless lives with gas mask and improved traffic lights. Scientific American. Retrieved February 13, 2023, from https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/black-inventor-garrett-morgan-saved-countless-lives-with-gas-mask-and-improved-traffic-lights/

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