African American Inventors Worksheet

African American Inventors

Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet explores the impactful contributions of African American inventors throughout history.

1. Who is known for inventing the traffic light and the gas mask?

2. Which inventor developed over 300 uses for the peanut, along with hundreds of uses for other crops like soybeans and sweet potatoes?

3. Madam C.J. Walker built an empire around her revolutionary hair care products, becoming one of the first American female  .

4. The phrase "the real McCoy" is often attributed to   due to the reliability of his lubricating devices for steam engines.

5. Dr. Charles Drew revolutionized blood storage techniques with his work on blood  , which saved countless lives during World War II.

6. Lewis Howard Latimer, a self-taught draftsman, worked with both Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison.

7. Sarah E. Goode was the first African American woman to receive a U.S. patent for her invention of the folding cabinet bed.

8. Describe the impact of Jan Ernst Matzeliger's shoe lasting machine on the shoe manufacturing industry.

Match each inventor with their notable invention.