“I had a postage stamp made in my honor. I also invented a shoemaking machine that increased production by 900%.”
“I am known as ‘the real McCoy’. I invented the oil dripping cup and even those after me tried to do the same, none were as good as my own.”
“I worked in the laboratories of Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell. I invented the most important part of the light bulb – the carbon filament.”
“I helped support my family at age 10, so I dropped out of school to get a job. I went on to create a communication system that went from the train to the station.”
“I invented an item that is used by many S.W.A.T. teams and tactical teams today, the gas mask. I also invented the first traffic signal.”
“I invented something that goes really great with any kind of jelly: peanut butter! I was born into slavery and didn’t graduate college until I was 30.”
“I am the first African-American millionaire. I invented a hair-growing lotion.”
“I invented 28 different electronic devices. Among them are the control devices for guided missiles, IBM computers and the pacemaker.”
“I invented one of the world’s greatest water guns, the Supersoaker!”
“I helped many blind people to see with my method of eye surgery.”
