The Important

Book of

Inventions

The important thing about an inventor is that they make useful things. He

or she is innovative, creative. He invents things we need. She improves things we

already have. There are many, many inventors.

These inventors are African American. But

the important thing about an inventor is that they

make useful things.

The important thing about a stove is that

it keeps the food heated. It was invented by T.A. Carrington.

It was patented on July 25, 1896. And it makes

the hotdog taste good when it’s heated.

But the most important thing about a stove is that it heats

up food.Gloria Hickbottom

The important thing about a fire escape ladder

is that it helps you escape out of fires. It goes up and down electrically.

It was invented by Joseph Winters. It was patented on May 7, 1878.

The fire escape ladder helps you go up really high places.

The colors can be blue, orange, or brown. But the important thing

about a fire escape ladder is that it helps you escape out of fires.

Yakira Robinson

The important thing about a street sweeper

is that it cleans the streets. It was invented by Charles Brooks. It was patented on

March 17, 1896. It can clean up lots of trash, fast!

But the important thing about a street sweeper is that it

cleans the streets.Isaiah Rogers

The important thing about

a mop is that it

washes the floor.

It was invented by Thomas Stewart. It was patented on June 11, 1896. You can wet the mop with water .You can mop the floor with a mop. And you can wring the mop out. But the important thing about a mop is that it washes the floor.

Morgan Ward

The important thing about

a guitar is that you play

music with it.

It was invented by Robert Flemming Jr. It was patented on March 3, 1886. It’s a stringed instrument. Plucked nylon stringed guitars are usually played with finger picking. Sometimes with a pick. But the important thing about a guitar is that you play music with it.

Demorris Coleman

The important thing about an ice cream scooper is that

it scoops up ice cream.It was invented by A.L.

Crolle. It was patented on

February 2,1897. It makes the ice cream round.It is sometimes used to scoop

potatoes. But the important thing

about an ice cream scooper is that it scoops up ice

cream.Jaylyn Love

The important thing about a dust pan is that it

helps you clean. It was invented by Lawrence

P. Ray. It was patented on August 3, 1897.

It can be any color. As it picks up the trash the

broom sweeps. It’s a good cleaning item.

But the important thing about a dust pan is that it helps

you clean.- Asia Davis

The important thing about a pencil sharpener is that you can sharpen your pencil. It was invented by J.L. Love.

It was patented on November 23, 1897. You can get a get a new one.

You can make pencil shavings. It is as loud as a

horn. But the important thing about a pencil

sharpener is that you can sharpen your pencil.

Ondae Turner

The important thing about a traffic signal is that it

changes the light and tells you when to

stop.It was invented by

Garret Morgan. It was patented on November 20, 1923. There was an African

American man who invented it.

But the important thing about a traffic signal is that it changes the light and

tells you when to stop.Brittney Jones

The important thing about a clothes dryer is that it keeps

our clothes dry. It was invented by G.T.

Samson. It was patented on June 6, 1862.

It won’t stop until it finishes drying. It is very reliable. It

is used around the whole world. But the important

thing about a clothes dryer is that it keeps our clothes dry.

Deja Martin

The important thing about a cellular

phone is that you can talk to people when you’re driving.

It was invented by Henry Thomas Sampson. It was patented on July 6, 1971.

You can use it call people far away. Plus you can play games, make ringtones,

graphics, and other stuff. But the important thing

about a cellular phone is you can talk to people when

you’re Driving.Bernardo Holloman

The important thing about a refrigerator is that it is as cold as the North Pole. It keeps your food fresh. It keeps food from getting

spoiled. It keeps food cold. It was invented by T.

Stanclard. It was patented on June 14, 1891. It can

freeze your ice. It has lots of room to fit your food in it.

But the important thing about a refrigerator is that it is as cold as the North Pole.

Quanterria Moore

The important thing about a motor is that it keeps the car running. It

was invented by Fredrick Jones.

It was patented on June 27, 1939. A motor makes cares transport

fast.

A motor is as hard as a brick.

An old motor groaned as it traveled down the highway. But the important thing

about a motor is that

it keeps the care running.

The important thing about an elevator is that it keeps you from

walking up stairs. It was invented by Alexander Miles. It

was patented on October 11, 1867. It helps you go up or to the ground. It stops you from

running out of breath. You can press the button to move up or down. It sometimes makes a

screeching sound. One elevator was as green as a green crayola.

But the important thing about an elevator is that it

keeps you from walking up stairs.Diveria Essex

The important thing about a baby carriage is that it carries babies. It holds babies, comforts them,

and it rolls them places. It was invented by William H. Richardson. It was patented on June 18,

1899. A baby can lie in it, and it has wheels and a

handle, so you can push it.

But the important thing about a baby carriage is

that it carries babies.Kursten Pitts

The important thing about a light bulb is that it gives you light. It’s like a traffic light but it does not change color. It was invented by Lewis Latimer. It was patented on March 21, 1882. It

makes you see and you don’t have to light a candle. It lasts for a long time. But the important thing about a light

bulb is that it gives you light.Cameron Pharr

The important thing about an inventor is that they

make useful things. Their inventions make life

easier. Their inventions have made our world

better. There are many, many inventors. These inventors are African American. But the

important thing about an inventor is that they make useful things.