A Nigerian inventor whose struggle to find a prosthetic matching his skin tone inspired a functional bionic arm earned a place on TIME magazine's Best Inventions of 2026 list.Nigerian inventor ...

True or false – George Washington Carver invented peanut butter? If you’re like the majority of people, you probably think it’s true. But contrary to popular belief, this prolific figure can’t be ...

There’s a rich history of Black inventors in the United States that likely begins before our current historical record—but there’s plenty of noteworthy individuals we know of who changed the world ...

Percy L. Julian, an African American inventor, once said, “I have had one goal in my life, that of playing some role in making life a little easier for the persons who come after me.” As the holder of ...

African American inventors have revolutionized our world with their innovations. Did you know that African Americans hold more than 50,000 patents? 1 Despite facing countless obstacles and ...

cliché. Not me. I think it’s a fairly accurate description of who are as African-Americans. televisions, radios and computers, and helped to reduce the cost of such products. Guided Missiles could not ...

Many of the products people use everyday were created by African Americans. Things such as stop lights, hair products, and peanuts are just a few things African Americans created. Marie Van Brittan ...

Henry E. Baker, the father of Black inventor research -- Early innovators and inventors -- Role of ancient African civilizations in the development of today's inventions and technologies -- ...

The African American Museum of Iowa presents it's newest exhibit, Products of a Creative Mind, on Saturday, August 29, 2015. A display allows visitors to create and revise an electrical circuit to ...