IMAGINE A WITHOUT THEIR INVENTIONS Black inventors have touched every part of our lives. Lets see what a day without their inventions would look like. Well, if you reached for your shoes, they would not be there. Your shoes were crafted using a machine created by Jan E. Matzelinger. And your shirt would be crumpled, since Sarah Boone created the ironing board. Without black inventors, you could not comb your hair (Walter Sammons invented the comb) or brush it (Lydia O. Newman invented the brush). You would have to hang your laundry out to dry, since there would be no clothes dryer (if George T. Sampson hadnt invented it). If you wanted to write yourself a note and your pencil point broke, you would not be able to sharpen it (John Love invented the pencil sharpener). And if you were hungry later in the day, you could not go to the fridge (which we can thank John Standard for inventing). If you went to the pantry to grab some peanut butter, it would not be there (George Washington Carver cultivated the peanut). Plus, you could not get relief on a hot day since there would be no air conditioning (for which were really grateful to Frederick Jones). And you would have to take the stairs of a building, since there would be no elevator (Alexander Miles patented the elevator). A day without African-American inventions would be a very bad day indeed. We have many people to thank for many of the things we use and enjoy. Admittedly, this is a short list of black inventors and scientists who have contributed to our world, but while the list is limited, we can be certain their impact is not.
Posted on: Thu, 20 Feb 2014 19:35:23 +0000
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