The Inventive Spirit of African Americans: Patented Ingenuity

by Patricia Carter Sluby

Book Overview

In this important study, former United States primary patent examiner Patricia Carter Sluby pays homage to the inventive spirit of African Americans. Beginning with the contributions of enslaved Africans brought to American shores, Sluby introduces inventors and patent holders from all fields up to and including the leading edge of today's technology. Along with such recognizable figures as George Washington Carver and Madam C. J. Walker, readers...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275966747
• ISBN13: 9780275966744
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.6"