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In 1885, Sara E. Goode became the first African American woman to secure a U.S. patent for her invention of the folding cabinet bed.
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No, famous scientists are not limited to NASA astronaut Mae Jemison. Dr. Charles
Drew set up the country's first blood banks. Dr. Daniel Hale Williams performed the first open heart surgery. And that's without mentioning Garrett A. Morgan, inventor of the traffic light or electrical lights pioneer Lewis Lattimer. What scientist or inventor has changed your world?
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Enter the name of your choice here:
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Person |
% |
Tally |
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Sarah E. Goode |
26% |
335 |
| 2 |
George Washington Carver |
26% |
331 |
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Lewis Lattimer |
17% |
213 |
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Madame C.J. Walker |
4% |
51 |
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Vivian Thomas |
4% |
47 |
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Dr. Charles Drew |
3% |
42 |
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Dr. Benjamin Carson |
2% |
31 |
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Sarah E Goode |
2% |
30 |
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Mae Jemison |
2% |
25 |
| 10 |
Benjamin Banneker |
2% |
21 |
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George Washington Carver used peanuts to revive southern agriculture.
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