Sarah Boone, a black woman, invented the ironing board
Jan D. Matzelinger, a black man, invented the shoe lasting machine
Walter Sammons, a black man, invented the comb
Lydia O. Newman, a black woman, invented the brush
Madam C. J. Walker, haircare inventions
Lloyd P. Ray, a black man, invented the dustpan
Thomas W. Stewart, a black man, invented the mop
George T Samon, a black man, invented the clothes dryer
John Love, a black man, invented the pencil sharpener
William Purvis, a black man, invented the typewriting machine
W.A. Lovette invented the advanced printing press
John Purr, a black man, invented the lawn mower
Richard Spikes, a black man, invented the automatic gear shift
Joseph Gammel invented the supercharge system for internal combustion engines
Garret A. Morgan, a black man, invented the traffic light
John Standard, a black man, invented the refrigerator
Alice Parker, a black female, invented the heating furnace
Frederick Jones, a black man, invented the air conditioner
Elbert R. Robinson, a black man, invented the electric trolley
Alexander Miles, a black man, invented the elevator
Philip Dowling, a black man, invented the letter drop mailbox
William Barry, a black man, invented the postmarking and canceling machine
Lewis Howard Latimer, a black man, invented the filament within the light bulb
Charles Drew, a black scientist, found a way to preserve and store blood, which led to his starting the world’s first blood bank
Dr. Daniel Hale Williams, a black doctor, performed the first open-heart surgery.