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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
Nathaniel Alexander (March 5, 1756 – March 7, 1808) was an American physician and politician who served as the 13th Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1805 to 1807. [ 1 ] Biography
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Inventor of the machine as a means of allowing people to sing without the need of a live back-up. Laser: Charles Hard Townes: Lightning prediction system: Alexander Stepanovich Popov: The first lightning prediction system, the Lightning detector, was invented in 1894 by Alexander Stepanovich Popov. Marine chronometer: John Harrison [122] Mobile ...
American inventors, persons who created or discovered a new method, form, device or other useful means that became known as an invention. Pages in this category should be moved to subcategories where applicable.
By 1783, the free Black community in Philadelphia surpassed one thousand residents, while four hundred residents remained enslaved. Richard Allen and Absolom Jones founded the Free African Society in 1787, a mutual aid society, and Allen, with his wife Sarah Allen, established the Bethel African Methodist Church in 1794. [10]