Recognizing African American Inventors For Black History Month
March 9, 2012
Senator Stewart-Cousins was a featured speaker at the New York Power Authority’s Black History Month Program in White Plains. In her remarks, the Senator discussed a new book named, “What Color is my Word?” written by basketball legend Kareem Abdul- Jabbar. The book details notable contributions of African American inventors on American culture and technology. Some of the inventions/ inventors in the book are…
Potato chip – Invented by George Crumb
The modern microphone – Invented by James West
Ice cream scoop – Invented by Alfred Cralle
Open heart Surgery – First performed by Dr. Daniel Hale Williams.