| He could have added fortune to fame, but caring for | | | | self-education. He died in 1806.Madame CJ Walker is |
| neither, he found happiness and honor in being helpful | | | | another famous African-American woman who |
| to the world- This epitaph on the grave of George | | | | changed the US cosmetic industry. From a laundry |
| Washington Carver is proof enough of the | | | | worker to the head of a business empire, she |
| contribution this great African-American made by | | | | covered this journey in a period of 15 years. She |
| inventing new agricultural technologies that | | | | invented a number of cosmetics and hair care |
| revolutionized farming in several parts of the US. He | | | | products in the early years of the 20th century and |
| refused several lucrative offers and kept working to | | | | never looked back.In the last few decades, several |
| produce several patents on farms and industrial | | | | African-American inventors have had a long-lasting |
| products in the late 18th century and then in the first | | | | influence in almost all fields by coming out with |
| few decades of 19th century.Many experts consider | | | | amazing inventions. Take for example Dr. Mark Dean. |
| Benjamin Banneker the first African-American | | | | He holds more than 20 patents, including three of the |
| inventor, who blazed a trail of invention to be | | | | original nine PCs of IBM. He has played an |
| followed later by many other African-Americans. | | | | instrumental role in developing the 1-Gigahertz chip, |
| Banneker was a multi-faceted personality, as he was | | | | which has phenomenal capacity. There is a long list of |
| not only an inventor but also a leading light of the | | | | African-American inventors who, in the words of |
| anti-slavery movement. He is remembered for | | | | Walker, gave themselves a start to move ahead of |
| bringing out a Farmer's Almanac. He is credited with | | | | others.Inventors provides detailed information on |
| building the first wooden pocket watch and predicting | | | | Inventors, American Inventors, African American |
| several celestial events on the basis of his own | | | | Inventors, Famous Inventors and more. Inventors is |
| calculations. Interestingly he did all this through | | | | affiliated with New Computer Inventions. |