Garrett Morgan
Garrett Augustus Morgan, Sr. (March 4, 1877 – July 27, 1963) was an African-American inventor and community leader.
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| Born | March 4, 1877 |
| Died | August 27, 1963 (aged 86) |
| Other names | Big Chief Mason |
| Occupation | Inventor, Entrepreneur |
| Known for | Inventor of a type of traffic signal and a respiratory protective hood |
He is known for his inventions which included a type of protective respiratory hood (or gas mask), a traffic signal, and a hair-straightening chemical. He is also known for a heroic rescue in 1916 in which he and three others used the safety hood device he'd developed to save workers trapped within a water intake tunnel, fifty feet beneath Lake Erie.[1] He is also credited as the first African American in Cleveland, Ohio, to own an automobile.
Garrett Morgan Media
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The grave of Garrett Morgan in Cleveland, Ohio
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Garrett Morgan US patent US1475024A for a traffic signal, 1923, page 1
Garrett Morgan US patent US1475024A for a traffic signal, 1923, page 2
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Garrett Morgan US patent US1113675A for a 'smoke hood' breathing device, 1914, page 1
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Garrett Morgan US patent US1113675A for a 'smoke hood' breathing device, 1914, page 2
References
Other websites
Media related to Garrett Morgan at Wikimedia Commons
- The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History - Waterworks Disasters Archived 2014-10-24 at the Wayback Machine
- Images from Morgan's patents
- Garrett A. Morgan at Find a Grave
