Fascinating facts about Garrett Morgan
inventor of the traffic light in 1923 |
Garrett
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AT A GLANCE:
Garrett Augustus Morgan (1877-1963), is best known for his invention of
the automatic traffic signal. He also is the inventor of the gas mask,
used by firemen in the early 1900s and by soldiers in World War I.
Source:
US Department of Transportation
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Inventor: |
Garrett Augustus Morgan |
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Criteria: |
First to patent. Entrepreneur. |
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Birth: |
March 4,
1877 in Paris, Kentucky |
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Death: |
August 27,
1963 in Cleveland, Ohio |
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Nationality: |
American |
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