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lonnie johnson holding a super soaker and its us patent while sitting on the grass outside his home, june 1992

How Lonnie Johnson Invented the Super Soaker

The engineer tuned toy inventor gamed up the idea for the water gun while preparing for a NASA mission.

By Jordan Zakarin

Famous Black Inventors

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10 Black Inventors Who Changed Your Life

george washington carver

Did George Washington Carver Invent Peanut Butter?

madam cj walker

How Madam C.J. Walker Invented Her Hair Products

By Sara Kettler

daniel hale williams

Daniel Hale Williams Performed Open Heart Surgery

By Jordan Zakarin

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wilbur and orville wright

Orville and Wilbur Wright: The Brothers Who Changed Aviation

The siblings from Ohio successfully launched the first airplane into the skies in 1903.

By Hadley Meares

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Steve Jobs - Mini Biography

helen keller and alexander graham bell

How Alexander Graham Bell Helped Helen Keller

By David Blatty

thomas edison at his home in glenmont

Thomas Edison Wrote a Sci-Fi Novel That Flopped

nasa space scientist and mathematician katherine johnson poses for a portrait at work at nasa langley research center in 1966 in hampton virginia

10 Black Female Pioneers in Science

study of anatomy by leonardo da vinci 15th century skeletal structure

How Leonardo da Vinci Changed Your Life

By Barbara Maranzani

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Garrett Morgan

John Deere

John Deere

Jerry Lawson

Jerry Lawson

Karl Benz

Karl Benz

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Lewis Howard Latimer

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Granville T. Woods

Elijah McCoy

Elijah McCoy

Eli Whitney

Eli Whitney