An African-American Woman, MARIE VAN BRITTAN BROWN: the inventor of the Closed Circuit TV Home/Business Security System and Remote Door Lock Marie Van Brittan Brown (October 30, 1922 – February 2, 1999) invented the home/business security system (patent number 3,482,03Albert Brown. The patent was granted in 1969. Brown was born in Queens, New York; she died there at age 76. Browns system had a set of 4 peep holes and a camera that could slide up and down to look at each one. Anything and everything the camera picked up would appear on a monitor. Also, a resident/business could unlatch the door by remote control. The system included a device that enabled a homeowner to use a television set to view the person at the door and hear the callers voice.[1]
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