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On July 7, 1911, Nathaniel Alexander patented a folding chair [6] whose main innovation was including a book rest. [7] In 1947, Fredric Arnold created the first aluminum folding chair with fabric strapping for the seat and back. By 1957, the Fredric Arnold Company of Brooklyn, New York, was manufacturing more than 14,000 chairs per day.
This list of African-American inventors and scientists documents many of the African Americans who have invented a multitude of items or made discoveries in the course of their lives. These have ranged from practical everyday devices to applications and scientific discoveries in diverse fields, including physics, biology, math, and medicine.
Nathaniel Alexander may refer to: Nathaniel Alexander (governor) (1756–1808), governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina, 1805–1807; Nathaniel Alexander (bishop) (1760–1840), Anglican bishop in Ireland; Nathaniel Alexander (MP) (1815–1853), Irish politician; Nathaniel Alexander, inventor of the folding chair equipped with a book rest
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February – Black History Month is founded by Carter Woodson's Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History. The novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family by Alex Haley is published. 1977. Combahee River Collective, a Black feminist group, publishes the Combahee River Collective Statement.
Latimer, a Black innovator who in the 19th century helped Thomas Edison invent the light bulb and created several inventions including an early form of air conditioning, is buried in Fall River ...
Lewis Howard Latimer (September 4, 1848 – December 11, 1928) was an American inventor and patent draftsman. His inventions included an evaporative air conditioner, an improved process for manufacturing carbon filaments for light bulbs, and an improved toilet system for railroad cars.