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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.
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; Walter Frederick Morrison (1920–2010), U.S. – Flying disc; William Morrison (dentist) (1860–1926), U.S. – Cotton candy machine
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
It’s been a century since Garrett Morgan patented the three-position traffic signal. Sandra Morgan, his granddaughter, says she’s fought to keep his legacy alive.
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[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.
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Both the Springer musical and Morgan’s ITV rant, however, were found to be in breach of Ofcom’s code. In September 2021, a ruling found that Morgan is “entitled entitled to say he ...