Black Tech Inventors

Brilliant minds who have made strides in technology.

Black Tech Inventors

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Black Tech Inventors

Patricia Bath, M.D. - She was the first African-American female doctor to patent a medical invention in May 1988. Hers was for a new method of removing cataracts that used a laser device to make the procedure more accurate.(Photo: Courtesy Inventors.com)

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Patricia Bath, M.D. - In 1988, she created a laser-powered Laserphaco Probe to quickly and more accurately remove cataracts. Learn more about Patricia Bath and her brilliant invention that helped others regain their vision. (Photo: Courtesy wikicommons)

Meridith Groudine - Based on his ideas in the field of electrogasdynamics (EGD), he successfully converted natural gas to electricity for everyday use. (Photo: blackinventors.com)

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Meridith Groudine - Based on his ideas in the field of electrogasdynamics (EGD), he successfully converted natural gas to electricity for everyday use. (Photo: blackinventors.com)

Kenneth J. Dunkley - Dunkley discovered the existence of two points located on the periphery of a person's vision that cause an ordinary picture to appear three-dimensional when they're obstructed. This discovery led to the invention of the 3-D glasses.  (Photo: David McNew/Getty Images)

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Kenneth J. Dunkley - Dunkley discovered the existence of two points located on the periphery of a person's vision that cause an ordinary picture to appear three-dimensional when they're obstructed. This discovery led to the invention of the 3-D glasses.  (Photo: David McNew/Getty Images)

Omar Wasow - The Internet analyst is founder of social networking site BlackPlanet.com, which still survives to this very day, presently attracting in excess of three million unique visitors every month. (Photo: Courtesy of Omar Wasow)

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Omar Wasow - The Internet analyst is founder of social networking site BlackPlanet.com, which still survives to this very day, presently attracting in excess of three million unique visitors every month. (Photo: Courtesy of Omar Wasow)

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Earl Bell - Bell has been rolling out a stream of innovative products including a liquid hydraulic electrical display for showing information, an ergonomic chair system and an internal electrical mechanical mechanism for quantification. (Photo: EarlSBell.com)

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Earl Bell - Bell has been rolling out a stream of innovative products including a liquid hydraulic electrical display for showing information, an ergonomic chair system and an internal electrical mechanical mechanism for quantification. (Photo: EarlSBell.com)

Lonnie G. Johnson - Johnson was the mastermind behind the childhood staple, the Super Soaker squirt gun.  (Photo: Hasbro)

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Lonnie G. Johnson - Johnson was the mastermind behind the childhood staple, the Super Soaker squirt gun.  (Photo: Hasbro)

Andre McCarter - McCarter's Touch Glove was used to train athletes and teach them how to have better control over the ball with their fingertips.  (Photo: touch-glove.com)

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Andre McCarter - McCarter's Touch Glove was used to train athletes and teach them how to have better control over the ball with their fingertips.  (Photo: touch-glove.com)

Janet Emerson Bashen - She developed LinkLine, which is a web-based application for EEO claims intake and tracking, claims management and document management. (Photo: WikiCommons)

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Janet Emerson Bashen - She developed LinkLine, which is a web-based application for EEO claims intake and tracking, claims management and document management. (Photo: WikiCommons)

Back It Up - Invest in a hard drive to back up information stored on your computers, iPhones and tablets. Backing up limits your reliance on cloud sharing and also insures that your data will be safe from hackers and remain intact. (Photo: Gavin Roberts/Computer Arts Magazine via Getty Images)

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Mark Dean - Dean invented a microcomputer system with bus control means for peripheral processing devices, which later allowed users to plug into their computer's peripherals like disk drives, video gear, speakers and scanners. (Photo: Gavin Roberts/Computer Arts Magazine via Getty Images)

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Elijah Abron - Abron developed Substrate sheets with removable strips to fasten paper without using staples or clips. (Photo: Google Patents Archive)

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Elijah Abron - Abron developed Substrate sheets with removable strips to fasten paper without using staples or clips. (Photo: Google Patents Archive)

Thomas Mensah - Mensah helped develop advanced laser-guided weapons that were used during the Gulf War.  (Photo: Technical Sgt. Michael Ammons/USAF /Landov/REUTERS)

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Thomas Mensah - Mensah helped develop advanced laser-guided weapons that were used during the Gulf War.  (Photo: Technical Sgt. Michael Ammons/USAF /Landov/REUTERS)