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Garrett Augustus Morgan Sr. (March 4, 1877 – July 27, 1963) was an American inventor, businessman, and community leader. His most notable inventions were a type of three-way traffic signal in 1923, [ 1 ] and a protective 'smoke hood' [ 2 ] notably used in a 1916 tunnel construction disaster rescue.
The first documented history of the relaxer began with Garrett Augustus Morgan in 1909. His hair straighten cream was found accidentally when trying to find a solution to ease friction on sewing machines in his tailor shop. Morgan tested his cream on a neighboring dog's fur.
The Call and Post was established around 1928 by a group of people including local African-American inventor Garrett A. Morgan, as a merger between the Cleveland Call and the Cleveland Post, two newspapers that had been serving the African-American community since 1916 and 1920 respectively.
Morgan, Garrett: 1877–1963 Inventor Invented an early version of a gas mask called a smoke hood, and created the first traffic light that included a third "warning" position which is standard today. Morgan also developed a chemical that was used in hair products for hair-straightening. [150] [151] Nriagu, Jerome: 1944– Geochemist
[1]: 386–7 After witnessing an accident between an automobile and a horse-drawn carriage, inventor Garrett Morgan filed a U.S. patent for a traffic signal. [20] Patent No. 1,475,024 was granted on 20 November 1923 for Morgan's three-position traffic signal. [21] A further development of traffic signals were staggered systems.
The actress is a mom to son Augustus "Gus," 14, and daughter George, 6, who she shares with husband Jeffrey Dean Morgan Hilarie Burton Calls Out 'Freak' Woman Who's Creating Fake Social Profiles ...
Roland Moreno (1945–2012), France – inventor of the smart card; Samuel Morey (1762–1843), U.S. – internal combustion engine; Garrett A. Morgan (1877–1963), U.S. – inventor of the smoke hood; Alexander Morozov (1904–1979), Russia – T-54/55 (the most produced tank in history), co-developer of T-34
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