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Celebrating molecular physicist, Dr. Elmer Imes, who demonstrated for the first time that Quantum Theory could be applied to the rotational energy states of molecules...

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Celebrating mechanical and electrical engineer David N. Crosthwait Jr., who invented an improved boiler system, a new thermostat control, a new differential vacuum pump, and other items in an effort to improve ventilation system efficiency in large buildings....

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Celebrating computer scientist Lisa Gelboter who developed the animation technology used to create GIFs and Shockwave, a multimedia platform that laid the foundation for the modern web....

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Celebrating astrophysicist Dr. George Carruthers who invented the ultraviolet camera that was used on the Apollo 16 mission to capture the first UV images of Earth from the Moon...

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Celebrating Sarah E. Goode inventor of the cabinet bed and one of the first Black women to receive a patent in the United States...

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Celebrating Joshua Suddith who has been accepted into Morehouse College at age 13, breaking the record for youngest student accepted to Morehouse set by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1944 who was accepted to at age 15....

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Celebrating inventor John Albert Burr who patented an improved lawnmower with traction wheels and a rotary blade that was designed to not get easily clogged up with lawn clippings...

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Celebrating the late pioneering oncologist, Dr. Jane Cooke Wright, whose cancer research laid the foundation for treating tumors with chemotherapy...

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Celebrating hairdresser and women's suffragist, Lyda A. Newman, who patented the first hairbrush designed specifically for Black hair...

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Celebrating inventor Thomas W. Stewart creator of the wringing mop and removable mop head and an oscillating metal bending machine...

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Celebrating architect Paul Revere Williams who designed more than 3,000 homes and buildings in Los Angeles and was the first Black architect to become certified and a member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA).

Part of the Beverly Hills Hotel redesign group, his handwriting was used for the famous Beverly Hills Hotel logo....

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Celebrating inventor Charles S. L. Baker who patented the first friction heater...

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Celebrating dress maker Sarah Boone who's innovation led to the modern ironing board...

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Celebrating cyclist Marshall "Major" Taylor the first Black American man to win a world championship in any sport...

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Celebrating prolific inventor and physician, Dr. Thomas Elkins, who developed the technology for preserving dead bodies...

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Celebrating inventor, Henry Brown, creator of the first 'strongbox', a metal container for storing money, valuables and important papers that could be locked with a key...

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Celebrating Frederick McKinley Jones the inventor of mobile refrigeration technology used to transport food and blood in World War II...

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Celebrating James West, co-inventor of the technology used in 90% of microphones today...

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Celebrating cowboy, Steve Henson, inventor of Ranch Dressing...

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Celebrating civil rights attorney, Sadie T. Alexander, the first Black woman in the United States to earn a PhD in Economics...