Intelligent blacks that helped move humanity forward

[ScienceRocks]

I'm going to post about smart blacks that helped to advance humanity in this thread.

George Edward Alcorn x-ray spectrometer

George Edward Alcorn invented a method of fabricating an imaging X-ray spectrometer.


Mass Spectrometer - Willard H Bennett and George Edward Alcorn

George Alcorn - Black Inventor Online Museum

George Edward Alcorn, Jr.

George Edward AlcornGeorge Edward Alcorn, Jr. received a four-year academic scholarship to Occidental College in Los Angeles, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Physics. George Edward Alcorn received his degree with honors while earning eight letters in basketball and football. George Edward Alcorn earned a Master of Science in Nuclear Physics in 1963 from Howard University, after nine months of study. During the summers of 1962 and 1963, George Alcorn worked as a research engineer for the Space Division of North America Rockwell. He was involved with the computer analysis of launch trajectories and orbital mechanics for Rockwell missiles, including the Titan I and II, Saturn IV, and the Nova.

In 1967, George Edward Alcorn earned a Ph.D. in Atomic and Molecular Physics from Howard University. Between 1965-67 Alcorn conducted research on negative ion formation under a NASA-sponsored grant. Dr. George Edward Alcorn holds eight patents in the United States and Europe on semiconductor technology, one of which is a method of fabricating an imaging X-ray spectrometer. His area of research includes: adaptation of chemical ionization mass spectrometers for the detection of amino acids and development of other experimental methods for planetary life detection; classified research involved with missile reentry and missile defense; design and building of space instrumentation, atmospheric contaminant sensors, magnetic mass spectrometers, mass analyzers; and development of new concepts of magnet design and the invention of a new type of x-ray spectrometer.and limbs.

Patricia Bath

In 1981, Bath began working on her most well-known invention: the Laserphaco Probe (1986). Harnessing laser technology, the device created a less painful and more precise treatment of cataracts. She received a patent for the device in 1988, becoming the first African-American female doctor to receive a patent for a medical purpose. (She also holds patents in Japan, Canada and Europe.) With her Laserphaco Probe, Bath was able to help restore the sight of individuals who had been blind for more than 30 years.

Patricia Bath Biography - Facts, Birthday, Life Story - Biography.com

Inventions

Bath holds four patents in the United States.[5] In 1981, she conceived of the Laserphaco Probe, a medical device that improves on the use of lasers to remove cataracts, and "for ablating and removing cataract lenses".[5] The device was completed in 1986 after Bath conducted research on lasers in Berlin and patented in 1988,[14] making her the first African American female doctor to receive a patent for a medical purpose.[15] The device — which quickly and nearly painlessly dissolves the cataract with a laser, irrigates and cleans the eye and permits the easy insertion of a new lens — is used internationally to treat the disease.[1][5][16] Bath has continued to improve the device and has successfully restored vision to people who have been unable to see for decades.[11][17]

Three of Bath's four patents relate to the Laserphaco Probe.[11] In 2000, she was granted a patent for a method she devised for using ultrasound technology to treat cataracts.[6]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patricia_Bath

 

[ScienceRocks]

Fred McKinley Jones is certainly one of the most important Black inventors ever based on the sheer number of inventions he formulated as well as their diversity.

Fred Jones was born on May 17, 1893 in Covington, Kentucky. His father was a white railroad worker of Irish descent and his mother was Black. It is believed that his mother died while he was young and Fred was raised by his father. When Fred was eight years old, his father took him to Cincinnati, Ohio to where they visited St. Mary's Catholic Church rectory. Fred's father urged Father Edward A. Ryan to take Fred in in order to expose him to an environment where he might have a better opportunity for gaining an education. Fred performed chores around the church in return for being fed and housed, cutting the grass, shoveling snow, scrubbing floors and learning to cook. At an early age, Fred demonstrated a great interest in mechanical working, whether taking apart a toy, a watch or a kitchen appliance. Eventually he became interested in automobiles, so much so that upon turning 12 years of age, he ran away from his home at the rectory and began working at the R.C. Crothers Garage.

Fred Jones - Black Inventor Online Museum

Distinctions and honors

During his life, Jones was awarded 61 patents. Forty were for refrigeration equipment, while others went for portable X-ray machines, sound equipment, and gasoline engines. In 1944, Jones became the first African American to be elected into the American Society of Refrigeration Engineers, and during the 1950s he was a maco to the U.S. Department of Defense and the Bureau of Standards. In 1991, The National Medal of Technology was awarded to Joseph A. Numero and Frederick M. Jones. President George Bush presented the awards posthumously to their widows at a ceremony in the White House Rose Garden.

[edit] Patents
U.S. Patent 2,163,754 was issued on June 27, 1943 — Dispensing ticket machine. http://www.google.com/patents/US2163754
132182 U.S. Patent D 132,182 was issued on April 28, 1943 — Design for air conditioning unit.
U.S. Patent 2,336,735 was issued on December 14, 1943 — Removable cooling units for compartments.
U.S. Patent 2,337,164 was issued on December 21, 1943 — Means for automatically stopping and starting gas engines.
U.S. Patent 2,376,968 was issued on May 29, 1945 — Two-cycle gas engine.
U.S. Patent 2,417,253 was issued on March 11, 1947 — Two-cycle gas engine. Patent US2417253 - TWO-CYCLE GAS ENGINE - Google Patents
U.S. Patent 2,475,841 was issued on July 12, 1949 — Automatic refrigeration system for long-haul trucks.
U.S. Patent 2,475,842 was issued on July 12, 1949 — Starter generator.
U.S. Patent 2,475,843 was issued on July 12, 1949 — Means operated by a starter generator for cooling a gas engine.
U.S. Patent 2,477,377 was issued on July 26, 1949 — Means for thermostatically operating gas engines.
U.S. Patent 2,504,841 was issued on April 18, 1950 — Rotary compressor.
U.S. Patent 2,509,099 was issued on May 23, 1950 — System for controlling operation of refrigeration units.
159209 U.S. Patent D 159,209 was issued on July 4, 1950 — Design for air conditioning unit.
U.S. Patent 2,523,273 was issued on September 26, 1950 — Engine actuated ventilating system.
U.S. Patent 2,526,874 was issued on October 24, 1950 — Apparatus for heating or cooling atmosphere within an enclosure.
U.S. Patent 2,535,682 was issued on December 26, 1950 — Prefabricated refrigerator construction. Patent US2535682 - PREFABRICATED REFRIGERATOR CONSTRUCTION - Google Patents
U.S. Patent 2,581,956 was issued on January 8, 1952 — Refrigeration control device.
U.S. Patent 2,666,298 was issued on January 19, 1954 — Methods and means of defrosting a cold diffuser.
U.S. Patent 2,696,086 was issued on December 7, 1954 — Method and means for air conditioning.
U.S. Patent 2,780,923 was issued on February 12, 1957 — Method and means for preserving perishable foodstuffs in transit.
U.S. Patent 2,850,001 was issued on September 2, 1958 — Control device for internal combustion engine.
U.S. Patent 2,926,005 was issued on February 23, 1960 — Thermostat and temperature control system.
Frederick McKinley Jones - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This Day In Ohio History - Rebecca Goodman, Barrett J. Brunsman - Google Books


--->A word of note. I'd look over all this to make sure it is accurate.

 

[ScienceRocks]

You know the ticket machine? Patent US1098913 - TICKET-DISPENSING MACHINE - Google Patents

This is why I warn everyone to check these things extra close. Someone else invented it.


We all must demand accuracy.

 

[ScienceRocks]

This is what I want to see blacks do. Stop killing and work to add to this wonderful list.

Meridith Groudine
Dr. Meridith Groudine was born in New Jersey in 1929 and grew up in the streets of Harlem and Brooklyn. He attended Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, and received a Ph.D. in Engineering Science from the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena. Gourdine built a multi-million dollar corporation that is based on his ideas in the field of electrogasdynamics (EGD). Using the principles of EGD, Gourdine successfully converted natural gas to electricity for everyday use. Applications of EGD include refrigeration, desalination of sea water, and reducing the pollutants in smoke. He holds more than 40 patents for various inventions. In 1964, served on the President’s Panel on Energy.

Mark Dean
Mark Dean and his co-inventor Dennis Moeller created a microcomputer system with bus control means for peripheral processing devices. Their invention paved the way for the growth in the information technology industry. We can plug into our computers peripherals like disk drives, video gear, speakers, and scanners. Dean was born in Jefferson City, Tennessee, on March 2, 1957. He received his undergraduate degree in electrical engineering from the University of Tennessee, his MSEE from Florida Atlantic University, and his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Stanford University. Early in his career at IBM, Mark Dean was chief engineer working with IBM personal computers. The IBM PS/2 Models 70 and 80 and the Color Graphic Adapter are among his early work. He holds three of IBM’s original nine PC patents.
Currently, Mark Dean is vice president of performance for the RS/6000 Division. He was named an IBM fellow in 1996 and in 1997, received the Black Engineer of the Year President’s Award. Dean holds more than 20 patents. He was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1997.



James West
James West, Ph.D., is a Bell Laboratories Fellow at Lucent Technologies where he specializes in electro, physical, and architectural acoustics. His research in the early 1960s led to the development of foil-electret transducers for sound recording and voice communication that are used in 90% of all microphones built today and at the heart of most new telephones being manufactured.
James West holds 47 U.S. and more than 200 foreign patents on microphones and techniques for making polymer foil-electrets. He has authored more than 100 papers and contributed to books on acoustics, solid state physics, and material science. West has received numerous awards including the Golden Torch Award in 1998 sponsored by the National Society of Black Engineers, the Lewis Howard Latimer Light Switch and Socket Award in 1989, and was chosen New Jersey Inventor of the Year for 1995.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Edward_Maceo_West

God I wish more blacks could be like this!!!


Dennis Weatherby
While employed by Procter & Gamble, Dennis Weatherby developed and received a patent for the automatic dishwasher detergent known by the tradename Cascade. He received his Master’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of Dayton in 1984. Cascade is a registered trademark of the Procter & Gamble Company. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Weatherby

Frank Crossley
Dr. Frank Crossley is a pioneer in the field of titanium metallurgy. He began his work in metals at Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago after receiving his graduate degrees in metallurgical engineering. In the 1950s, few African Americans were visible in the engineering fields, but Frank Crossley excelled in his field. He received seven patents, five in titanium base alloys that greatly improved the aircraft and aerospace industry.

Michel Molaire
Originally from Haiti, Michel Molaire is currently a research associate at the Office Imaging Research and Development Group of Eastman Kodak. You can thank him for some of your most treasured Kodak Moments.
Michel Molaire received his B.S. degree in chemistry, M.S. degree in chemical engineering, and M.B.A. degree from the University of Rochester. He has been with Kodak since 1974. After receiving more than 20 patents, Molaire was inducted into Eastman Kodak’s Distinguished Inventor’s Gallery in 1994.



Valerie Thomas
In addition to a long, distinguished career at NASA, Valerie Thomas is also the inventor of an illusion transmitter. Thomas’ invention transmits by cable or electromagnetic means a three-dimensional, real-time image. One day you may be able to watch your favorite entertainers move around your living room while they are performing miles away. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_Thomas

Percy Julian - Synthesis of Cortisone & Physostigmine
Percy Julian synthesized physostigmine for treatment of glaucoma and cortisone for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. He is also noted for a fire-extinguishing foam for gasoline and oil fires. Born in Montgomery, Alabama, Percy Julian had little schooling because Montgomery provided limited public education for Blacks. However, he entered DePauw University as a "sub-freshman" and graduated in 1920 as class valedictorian. He then taught chemistry at Fisk University, and in 1923, earned a master’s degree from Harvard University. In 1931, Julian received his Ph.D. from the University of Vienna.
Percy Julian returned to DePauw University, where his reputation was established in 1935 by synthesizing physostigmine from the calabar bean. Julian went on to become director of research at the Glidden Company, a paint and varnish manufacturer. He developed a process for isolating and preparing soy bean protein, which could be used to coat and size paper, to create cold water paints, and to size textiles. During World War II, Julian used a soy protein to produce AeroFoam, which suffocates gasoline and oil fires.

Percy Julian was noted most for his synthesis of cortisone from soy beans, used in treating rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory conditions. His synthesis reduced the price of cortisone. Percy Julian was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1990.


Contemporary African American Inventors

 

[ShootSpeeders]

What a bunch of wiboowal crap. The obvious question - If blacks are capable why do we have to give them affirmative action.?

 

[malikc6]

We don't have to. Orginally it was needed because racist bosses would hire the less qualified white over a more high qualified minority. They were biased for who should take the job. Blacks and others didnt have a chance because the bosses were racist so it was added in. As of now though, it doesnt need to exist anymore.

 

[Gracie]

If you are giving kudos, don't forget those who gave their lives in our military. The Red Tails, for example.

 

[malikc6]

Good post Gracie. I recently just saw that movie.

 

[Gracie]

Me too, Malikc. Good flick!! I was bummed though, when ...well..I don't wanna ruin it. Let's just say when one of them died in the movie.

 

[ScienceRocks]

What a bunch of wiboowal crap. The obvious question - If blacks are capable why do we have to give them affirmative action.?

One word; Bell curve. By using advanced math it tells the truth of reality a lot better then just saying that blacks are stupid. You damn straight there were many intelligent blacks that helped humanity.

Now how much of that difference is natural or cultural? This is the question??? If it is mostly cultural then blacks have a chance to become a great race that can do as good as anyone. The question is when do they stop being the victim?

1. What does the data say-->school exams, iq test, etc.
2. Why?---Cultural or genetic?
3. If it's cultural when will blacks start becoming winners overall instead of the victim?

 

[ShootSpeeders]

We don't have to. Orginally it was needed because racist bosses would hire the less qualified white over a more high qualified minority. They were biased for who should take the job. Blacks and others didnt have a chance because the bosses were racist so it was added in. As of now though, it doesnt need to exist anymore.

BS - AA was never needed. It was all about persecuting white people. Biggest hate crime in history.

We've had it now for 40 years and most blacks are still failures. That should tell you blacks are mentally inferior. THINK

 

[ShootSpeeders]

What a bunch of wiboowal crap. The obvious question - If blacks are capable why do we have to give them affirmative action.?

One word; Bell curve. By using advanced math it tells the truth of reality a lot better then just saying that blacks are stupid. You damn straight there were many intelligent blacks that helped humanity.

Now how much of that difference is natural or cultural? This is the question??? If it is mostly cultural then blacks have a chance to become a great race that can do as good as anyone. The question is when do they stop being the victim?

1. What does the data say-->school exams, iq test, etc.
2. Why?---Cultural or genetic?
3. If it's cultural when will blacks start becoming winners overall instead of the victim?

Even if black mental inferiority is genetic they can still correct it if they would practice eugenics and encourage intelligent blacks to have large families. Of course our welfare system encourages just the opposite!!! It's hopeless.

 

[malikc6]

We don't have to. Orginally it was needed because racist bosses would hire the less qualified white over a more high qualified minority. They were biased for who should take the job. Blacks and others didnt have a chance because the bosses were racist so it was added in. As of now though, it doesnt need to exist anymore.

BS - AA was never needed. It was all about persecuting white people. Biggest hate crime in history.

We've had it now for 40 years and most blacks are still failures. That should tell you blacks are mentally inferior. THINK

No it was never about hating whites. I recommend you do research on AA. Minorities didn't have a chance regardless what kind of education they got. Bosses were racist. Simple as that. Blacks are not mentally inferior. However we are the least educated overall in America and then you have decent exceptions. THINK.

 

[TheOldSchool]

That should tell you blacks are mentally inferior. THINK

 

[TheOldSchool]

That should tell you blacks are mentally inferior. THINK

Was it AA that caused you to be such a fucking shitbag?

 

[Mr. H.]

My ex used to tell me I needed AA.

 

[TheOldSchool]

That should tell you blacks are mentally inferior. THINK

Was it because of AA that your inbred limp-wrist ass was born?

 

[TheOldSchool]

My ex used to tell me I needed AA.

AA is for quitters!

 

[TheOldSchool]

That should tell you blacks are mentally inferior. THINK

Is your microscopic penis because of AA?

 

[TheOldSchool]

That should tell you blacks are mentally inferior. THINK

Did you start hopping on dicks because of AA?

Ok I'm done now. Don't even support AA just hate this bigoted period-rag.

Please excuse my foul language.