Photo by Fotosearch/Getty Images He ... In addition, his gas mask is featured at the Museum of Firefighting Hall of Flame in Phoenix, Ariz. “If I could meet Garrett Morgan, I would give him ...

but that invention would become a precursor to World War I gas masks. Last Monday's ceremony commemorating the rescue took place at the Garrett A. Morgan Water Treatment Plant on West 45 th Street ...

Some 11 hours later, desperate to save anyone still alive, the Cleveland Police turned to Garrett A. Morgan—a local inventor who called himself “the Black Edison”—and the gas mask he had ...

As part of Black History Month, we remember Garrett Augustus Morgan, a Cleveland inventor and businessman best known for creating the modern-day gas mask and traffic light. Morgan, the son of ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — He's the mind behind so many parts of every day life. Inventor and entrepreneur Garrett Morgan was born in Paris, Kentucky on March 4, 1877 to freed slaves. When he finished ...

The educational exhibit highlighted household names like Garrett Morgan and a host of others. According to the Ohio History Connection, the inventor most famous for the gas mask and the street ...

Garrett Morgan created an improved gas mask. Marie Van Brittan Brown patented ... need for blood donations.Credit...Science History Images/Alamy Before Dr. Charles R. Drew invented a way to ...

Garrett Morgan has three main achievements, including creating the stoplight, a hair straightener, and the gas mask. Even Morgan’s granddaughter was in attendance. “He was an innovator in ...

The man responsible for making the modern traffic signal is Garrett Morgan ... now by our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan: the gas mask. Morgan patented a safety hood and smoke protector in ...

Editor’s Note, May 11, 2022: This article previously suggested that John Haldane was the first person to invent a gas mask. In fact, Garrett Morgan, a Black inventor based in Ohio ...

“One was the stop light and the other was the gas mask.” Garrett Morgan Park in Claysville contains several signs that help visitors better understand how the famous African American changed ...

“I’m reminded of my unique family heritage and my grandfather’s contribution to public safety,” Morgan told CNN. It’s been 100 years since Garrett Morgan, Sandra’s ...