STEM – Inventors
Sarah E. Goode (c.1855?-1905)
Sarah Elisabeth Goode was one of the first African-American women to obtain a patent from the United States government in...
Joseph W. Winters (1816-1916)
Joseph Winters was born in 1816 in near Harper’s Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia) to James Winters, an African American brickmaker who worked...
Annie Turnbo Malone (1869-1957)
Entrepreneur and philanthropist Annie Turnbo Malone was born to Robert Turnbo and Isabella Cook in Metropolis, Illinois, on August 9,...
Emmett Chappelle (1925-2019)
Emmett Chappelle, inventor, was born in Phoenix, Arizona on October 25, 1925. His scientific research and the 14 United States...
David Nelson Crosthwait, Jr. (1898-1976)
David Nelson Crosthwait, Jr., was an African American inventor who is known for creating the heating system for Radio City...
Benjamin Bradley (1830-?)
Benjamin Bradley was the first person to develop a working model of a steam engine for a war ship. Born...
Thomas L. Jennings (1791- 1856)
Thomas L. Jennings was the first black man to receive a patent. The patent was awarded on March 3, 1821...
Elijah McCoy (1843-1929)
Elijah McCoy, one of the two most prolific black inventors of the 19th Century (the other was Granville T. Woods),...
Jan E. Matzeliger (1852-1887)
Jan Ernst Matzeliger was born on September 15, 1852 in Suriname (South America), the child of a biracial marriage. His...
