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Shop stocking stuffers · Explore top gifts. LIST OF KNOWN AFRICAN-AMERICAN INVENTORS Page 1 of 10 The following pages represent a unique and rare collection of African-American inven-tors and their . The following three men are notable African American inventors of the 18th century. All three men were born free; they were not slaves. There may have been many more African Americans, slave and free, who came up with inventions, but their stories have been lost to history. Benjamin Banneker. Otis Boykin invented over 25 electronic devices for computers, radios and guided missiles. He is best known for inventing a control unit for an artificial heart. Who Was It? Who was the first African American inventor to get a patent? Who improved blood storage and donation methods? Who discovered uses for peanuts and sweet potatoes?. 2 Celebrating African American Inventors & Innovators We’d like to introduce you to some people who truly made history T he Orange County Regional History Center is proud to present these stories of African American inventors and innovators. Some of them lived a long time ago, and some are still working among us. Some grew up or worked in Central. • The first African American to ever receive a patent. • He invented an early method of dry cleaning called dry scouring and patented it in —four years before Paris tailor Jean Baptiste Jolly refined his own chemical technique and established what many people claim was history’s first dry cleaning business. Students will then learn about contemporary African American inventors such as physicist Dr. James West who invented the modern-day microphone. This lesson plan also includes a list of notable African American inventors to allow students to research additional historical figures in more detail. The following three men are notable African American inventors of the 18th century. All three men were born free; they were not slaves. There may have been many more African Americans, slave and free, who came up with inventions, but their stories have been lost to history. Benjamin Banneker.