The First Black American Who Was Granted Forty-Nine Patents
by
Jonathan Walker Sr. P.E.
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2011
By 1907, Mr. Granville Taylor Woods was the first Black American who was granted 49 patents and was titled the "Black Edison" in news articles from the 1900s. Mr. Woods was a pioneer in power distribution, telegraph communication, and safety for the railway industry. Granville Taylor Woods...