Encylopedia of American Black Inventors Volume IV Hard Copy

Encyclopedia of Black American Inventors Volume IV is an important book that is evidence of the genius and many achievements of American Black inventors. Some were slaves, some were Freedmen, and others were descendants of American slaves. Volume IV is an illustrated encyclopedic compilation of Inventors, Inventions, Patents, Pictorial Illustrations, and Stories. The Inventors in Volume IV cover patents granted in the months of October, November, and December. The encyclopedia...
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Encyclopedia of Black American Inventors Volume IV is an important book that is evidence of the genius and many achievements of American Black inventors. Some were slaves, some were Freedmen, and others were descendants of American slaves. Volume IV is an illustrated encyclopedic compilation of Inventors, Inventions, Patents, Pictorial Illustrations, and Stories. The Inventors in Volume IV cover patents granted in the months of October, November, and December. The encyclopedia consists of more than 1225 pages. The appendix includes "Invention of a Slave," that specifies patent laws as they pertained to slaves and masters seeking to obtain patents for their slaves' inventions.The inventions cover the 18th 19th 20th and 21st centuries. Some of the stories included in this volume are inventors of the Cell Phone, the designer of the first Hewlett-Packard Computer, the invention of the tool called a "Sail Control" used to help maneuver large sails on ships, the idea for the Cotton Gin, the Hair Weaving Technique, the Sugarcane-Planting Machine, the first Home Video Game System, the Automatic Refrigeration System for long haul trucks, and the Portable Air-cooling Unit carrying perishable food, the DOT.COM inventor, the Home Security System Utilizing Television Surveillance, the inventor of the Atmospheric Water Generator, the Traffic Signal, the Super Soaker, and the only American Black Automobile Company.This book is available in digital or hard copy formats. It can be a valuable addition to College, University and Public Libraries, scholarly research and a reference book for home schools' grades 4-12, Social Studies Departments, and Charter Schools. Teachers may use this book to prepare class curriculums, and Companies can use the book as a resource for their Corporate Diversity Programs. It can be an exciting resource for families to read stories to their children.The mission of the book is to motivate youth to become productive citizens, by continuing to help make America one of the most powerful countries in the world. Volume IV is more than an Invention Chronicle; it is American History from 1745 to the present century.