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Africa is not only the original home of humanity, it is the cradle of its intellect. It was on Africa's savannahs, riverbanks, highlands, deserts, and forests that the first men and women used the power of their minds to shape their environment in ways that suited them. Here man established himself as a tool maker and hunter and advanced social animal. Over the course of millions of years, groups of prehistoric Africans of the genus Homo reasoned, judged, understood, and created the basis for much of the technology and industry that exists in the world today. John E. Pfeiffer.
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1	A.P. Abourne	Refining of coconut oil.	July 27, 1980
2	A. B. Blackburn	Spring seat for chairs. Patent# 380,420	April 3, 1888
3	A.C. Richardson	Casket-Lowering Device. Patent# 529,311	November 13, 1894
4	A.C. Richardson	Churn. Patent # 466,470	February 17, 1891
5	A.E. Long and A.A. Jones--	Caps For Bottles And Jars	1898
6	A.L. Lewis	Window Cleaner	1892
7	A.L. Rickman	Galoshes	1898
8	Anna M. Mangin	Pastry fork	March 1, 1892
9	Alexander P. Ashbourne	Biscuit Cutter	November, 1875
10	Alexander Miles	Elevator and also safety device for elevators. Patent No. 371,207	October11, 1887
11	Alfred L. Cralle	Ice Cream Scooper. Patent # 576,395	February 2,1897
12	Alice Parker	Heating Furnace	1918
13	Andrew Beard	Automatic Car Coupling Device	1897
14	Augustus Jackson	Ice cream	1832
15	B. F. Cargill	Invalid cot. Patent# 629,658	July 25, 1899
16	B.F. Jackson	Gas Burner
17	Benjamin Banneker	Clock, Prints for Wash. DC 1st Almanac
18	Bessie V. Griffin	Portable Receptacle	1951
19	C.B. Brook	Street Sweeper	1896
20	C.V. Richey	Fire Escape Bracket. Patent # 596,427	December 28, 1897
21	C. W. Allen	Self Leveling table. Patent # 613,436	November 1, 1898
22	D. McCree	Portable Fire Escape. Patent # 440,322	November 11, 1890
23	Darryl Thomas	Cattle Roping Apparatus
24	Dr. Charles Drew	Invented Blood Banks And Established Them Around The World	1940
25	Dr. Daniel Hale Williams	Performed First Open Heart Surgery	1893
26	Edmond Berger	Spark Plug
27	Elbert R. Robinson	Electric Railway Trolley
28	Ellen Elgin	Clothes Wringer	1880s
29	Elijah Mccoy	Automatic Lubrication System (For Railroad And Heavy Machinery) 1892	July 2, 1872
30	Folarin Sosan	Package-Park (Solves Package Delivery Dilemma) www.maita.com	1997
31	Frederick Jones	Ticket Dispensing Machine. Patent # 2163754	June 27, 1939
32	Frederick Jones	Starter Generator. Patent # 2475842	July 12, 1949
33	Frederick Jones	Two-Cycle gasoline Engine. Patent # 2523273	November 28, 1950
34	Frederick Jones	Air Condition. Patent # 2475841	July 12, 1949
35	Frederick Jones	Portable X-Ray Machine
36	G.W. Murray	Cultivator and Marker. Patent # 517,961	April 10, 1894
37	G.W. Murray	Combined Furrow Opener and Stalk-Knocker. Patent # 517,960	April 10, 1894
38	G.W. Murray	Fertilizer Distributor. Patent# 520,889	June 5, 1894
39	G.W. Murray	Cotton Chopper. Patent # 520,888	June 5, 1894
40	G.W. Murray	Planter. Patent # 520,887	June 5, 1894
41	G. F. Grant	Golf Tee. Patent # 638,920	December 12, 1899
42	G.T. Sampson	Clothes Drier	1892
43	G.W. Kelley	Steam Table	1897
44	Garret A. Morgan	Gas Mask (Saved Many Lives During WWI)	1914
45	George Alcorn	Fabrication of spectrometer. Patent # 4,618,380	October 21, 1986
46	George Tolivar	Ship's propeller
47	George Washington Carver	Peanut Butter	1900
48	George Washington Carver	300 products from peanuts, 118 products from the sweet potato and 75 from the pecan.	1900-1943
49	Garret A. Morgan	Automatic Traffic Signal	1923
50	Gertrude E. Downing and William Desjardin	Corner Cleaner Attachment. Patent # 3,715,772	February 13, 1973
51	Granville Woods	Telephone (His Telephone Was Far Superior To Alexander Graham Bell's)	Dec. 2,1884
52	Granville Woods	Trolley Car	1888
53	Granville Woods	Multiplex Telegraph System (Allowed Messages To Be Sent And Received From Moving Trains)	1887
54	Granville Woods	Railway Air Brakes (The First Safe Method Of Stopping Trains) 1903
55	Granville Woods	Steam Boiler/Radiator	1884
56	Granville Woods--	Third Rail (Subway)
57	H. Grenon	Razor Stropping Device. Patent # 554,867	February 18, 1896
58	H.H. Reynolds	Window Ventilator for Railroad Cars. Patent No.275,271	April 3, 1883
59	H.A. Jackson	Kitchen Table
60	Henry Blair	Mechanical Seed Planter	1830
61	Henry Blair	Mechanical Corn Harvester
62	Henry Single	Patented an Improved Fish Hook. He sold it later for $625.	1854
63	Henry Sampson	Cellular Phone	July 6th, 1971
64	I.O. Carter	Nursery Chair	1960
65	Issac R. Johnson	Bicycle Frame
66	J. A. Joyce	Ore Bucket. Patent # 603,143	April 26, 1898
67	J. Hawkins	Patented the Gridiron	March 3, 1845
68	J. Gregory	Motor
69	J.A. Sweeting	Cigarette Roller	1897
70	J.B. Winters	Fire Escape Ladder
71	J. H. Hunter	Portable Weighing Scales. Patent # 570,533	November 3, 1896
72	J.F. Pickering	Air Ship	1892
73	J. H. Robinson	Lifesaving guards for Street Cars. Patent# 623,929	April 25, 1899
74	J. Robinson	Dinner Pail. Patent# 356,852	February 1, 1887
75	J. W. Reed	Dough Kneader and Roller. Patents# 304,552	September 2, 1884
76	J. Ross	Bailing Press. Patent # 632,539	Sept 05, 1899
77	J.H. White	Convertible Sette (A Large Sofa)	1892
78	J.H. White	Lemon Squeezer	1896
79	J.L. Love	Pencil Sharpener. Patent # 594,114	23 November 1897
80	J.S. Smith	Lawn Sprinkler. Patent # 581,785	May 4, 1897
81	James Forten	Sailing Apparatus	1850
82	James S. Adams	Airplane Propelling
83	Jan Matzelinger	Automatic Shoe Making Machine	1883
84	Joan Clark	Medicine Tray	1987
85	John A. Johnson	Wrench
86	John Burr	Lawn Mower
87	John Parker	"Parker Pulverizer" Follower-Screw for Tobacco Presses. Patent# 304,552	September 2, 1884
88	John Standard	Refrigerator. Patent# 304,552	Jul 14,1894
89	Joseph Gammel	Supercharge System for Internal Combustion Engine
90	Joseph N. Jackson	Programmable Remote Control
91	L.C. Bailey	Folding Bed	1899
92	L. Bell	Locomotive smoke stack. Patent# 115,153	May 23, 1871
93	L. F. Brown	Bridle bit. Patent # 484,994	October 25, 1892
94	L.S. Burridge And N.R. Marsham	Typewriter	1885
95	Lewis Howard Latimer	Light Bulb Filament
96	Lewis Temple	Toggle Harpoon (Revolutionized The Whaling Industry)	1848
97	Lloyd A. Hall	Chemical compound to preserve meat
98	Lloyd P. Ray	Dust Pan
99	Lydia Holmes	Wood Toys. Patent # 2,529,692	November 14, 1950
100	Lydia O. Newman	Hair brush
101	M.C. Harney	Lantern/Lamp	Aug.19, 1884
102	Madam. C. Walker	Hair Care Products	1905
103	Majorie Joyner	Permanent hair wave machine. Patent # 1693515	November 27, 1928
104	Madeline M. Turner	The Fruit Press	1916
105	Marie V. Brittan Brown	Security System. Patent # 3,482,037	December 2, 1969
106	Manley West	Discovered compound in canibis to cure glaucoma.	1980-1987
107	Norbett Rillieux	Sugar Refining System	1846
108	O.B. Clare	Rail Tresle. Patent# 390,753	October 9, 1888
109	O. E. Brown	Horse Shoe	8/23/1892
110	Onesimus	Small Pox Inoculation (He Brought This Method From Africa Where Advance Medical Practices Were In Use Long Before Europeans Had Any Medical Knowledge)	1721
111	Otis F. Boykin	Wire Type Precision Resistor. Patent # U.S. 2,891,227	June 16, 1959
112	Paul E Williams	Helicopter
113	Peter Walker	Machine for Cleaning Seed Cotton
114	Phillip Downing	Letter Drop Mailbox. Patent # 462,096	October 27, 1891
115	Philip Emeagwali	Accurate Weather Forecasting	1990
116	Philip Emeagwali	Hyperball Computer	April 1996
117	Philip Emeagwali	Improved Petroleum Recovery	1990
118	Philip Emeagwali	World's Fastest Computer	1989
119	R.A. Butler	Train alarm. Patent #157,370	June 15, 1897
120	R.P. Scott	Corn Silker	1894
121	Richard Spikes	Automatic Gear Shift
122	Robert Flemming Jr.	Guitar	March 3, 1886
123	S. H. Love	Improvement to military guns. Patent # 1301143.	22 April 1919
124	S. H. Love	Improve Vending Machine. Patent # 1936515	November 21, 1933
125	Sara E. Goode	Cabinet Bed	1885
126	Rufus Stokes Patent #3,378,241	Exhaust Purifier	April 16, 1968
127	Sarah Boone	Ironing Board	April 26, 1892
128	T. Elkins	Toilet	1897
129	T. J. Byrd	Rail car coupling . Patent# 157,370	December 1, 1874
130	Thomas Carrington	Range Oven	1876
131	Thomas J.Martin	Patented the Fire Extinguisher	March 26, 1872
132	Thomas W. Stewart	Mop	1893
133	Virgie M. Ammons	Fireplace Damper Actuating Tool. Patent # 3,908,633	September 30, 1975
134	W. A. Lovette	The Advance Printing Press
135	W. F. Burr	Railway Switching device . Patent # 636,197	Oct.31,1899
136	W. H. Ballow	Combined hatrack and table. Patent # 601,422	March 29, 1898
137	W.S. Campbell	Self-setting animal trap. Patent# 246,369	August 30, 1881
138	W. Johnson	Egg Beater	1884
139	W.B. Purvis	The Fountain Pen Patent# 419,065	Jan 7,1890
140	W.D. Davis	Riding Saddles	October 6, 1895
141	W.H. Sammons	Hot Comb	1920
142	W.S. Grant	Curtain Rod Support	1896
143	William Barry	Postmarking and Canceling machine
144	Wm. Harwell	Attachment for shuttle arm; device used to capture satellites

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