| Description |
179 pages : maps ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 156-158) and index. |
| Contents |
Henry E. Baker, the father of Black inventor research -- Early innovators and inventors -- Role of ancient African civilizations in the development of today's inventions and technologies -- Inventiveness and creativity are inherent in all races -- Definition of the word invention -- Africans develop their own innovations and inventions -- Black inventors' ancestral links to Africa -- World leaders in patents -- Census classification systems used to identify Black people -- What has changed from 1913 to the present? -- Black inventors educated and trained globally -- The increase in Black populations worldwide -- Earliest documented Black inventors -- Black inventors from 1769-2007 -- List of early Black inventors throughout the world, organized by state/country -- African, Caribbean and South American countries -- Pillars of American, Caribbean and South American economies -- Black inventors role in economic growth -- Influence of Black labor and inventions on the world -- Black inventors inducted into National Inventors Hall of Fame -- Black inventors--pillars of industry -- Black inventors at historically Black colleges and universities -- Black inventors at colleges and universities in the United States -- Cities in the United States with Black inventors -- United States cities and the number of Black inventors researched -- Native American inventors -- Black women innovators and inventors -- Prolific Black women innovators and inventors -- Prolific African innovators and inventors -- African countries with Black inventors -- African cities and the number of Black inventors researched -- Prolific Black inventors from Australia -- Prolific Black Canadian innovators and inventors -- Canadian cities and the number of Black inventors researched -- Prolific Black innovators and inventors from the Caribbean and Central America -- Caribbean and Central American cities and the number of Black inventor researched -- Prolific Black innovators and inventors in Europe -- European cities and the number of Black inventors researched -- Black inventors in the United Kingdom -- United Kingdom cities and the number of Black inventors researched -- Design patents awarded to Black inventors -- Trademarks of Black innovators and inventors -- Black innovators on sports and their trademarks -- Black innovators in the video game industry -- Where does the Black inventor stand today? -- Global Black inventor research projects, Inc. |
| Subject |
Inventors, Black -- History.
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Inventions -- History.
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Inventors, Black -- Biography.
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| ISBN |
9780979957307 paperback |
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0979957303 paperback |
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