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Good Morning:<br>
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Today we want to share a few facts that you may or may not know, but
are worthy of being repeated. <br>
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<b>Did You Know:<br>
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</b>1. <b>Elijah McCoy (1843-1929) </b>invented an automatic
lubricator for oiling steam engines in 1872. The term "the real McCoy"
is believe to be a reference about the reliability of Elijah's McCoy's
invention.<br>
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2. <b>Garrett Augustus Morgan (1877-1963) </b>invented, among many
other things, a 3-way automatic stop sign, which he sold to General
Electric. It was used in the U.S. until the 3-light traffic signal was
developed.<br>
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3. <b>Otis Boykin (1920-1982) </b>invented electronic cotrol devices
for guided missiles, IBM computers, ad the control unit for a pacemaker.<br>
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4. <b>George Carruthers (1939- ) </b>invented the far ultraviolet
electrographic camera, used in the 1972 Apollo 16 mission. This
invention revealed new features of Earth's far-outer atmosphere and
deep-space objects from the perspective of the lunar surface.
Carruthers was inducted into the National Inventor's Hall of Fame in
2003.<br>
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5. <b>James West (1931- ) </b>research in sound technology led to
the developmet of foil-electret transducers used in 90% of all
microphones built today and in most new telephones being manufactured.
West holds 47 U.S. and more than 200 foreign patents on microphones and
techniques for making polymer foil-electrets. He was inducted into the
National Inventor's Hall of Fame in 1999. <br>
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6. <b>Mark Dean (1957- ) </b>along with his co-inventor Dennis
Moelle creater a microcomputer system with bus control means for
peripheral processing devices. This invention allows the use of
computer plug-ins like disk drives, speakers, scanners, etc.<br>
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7. <b>George T. Sampson </b>invented a clothes dryer that used heat
from a stove in 1892.<br>
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8. <b>Frederick Jones (1892-1961) </b>held over 60 patents with most
of them pertaining to refrigeration. His portable air conditioner was
used in World War II to perserve medicine and blood serum.<br>
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9. <b>Granville Woods (1856-1910) </b>invented numerous devices
relating to the railroad- a system for overhead electric conducting
lines, air brakes and a telegraph system that allowed communication
between moving trains.<br>
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10. <b>Lonnie G. Johnson (1949- ) </b>an engineer who performed
spacecraft system design for NASA, invented the <i>Supersoaker Watergun</i>
- the number one selling toy in America in 1991.<br>
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We encourage you to keep reading
and learn more about Black History and recall and celebrate the
positive contributions to our nation made by people of African descent.<br>
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