USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -While many inventors are known primarily for one innovation, National Inventors Hall of Fame® (NIHF) Inductee Garrett Morgan has the distinction of inventing two different technologies that continue to benefit people to this day: the safety hood, a forerunner of the gas mask, and the three-way traffic signal.

Detailed explanation-2: -This experience sparked Morgan’s interest in how things worked and fueled the development of his first invention-a belt fastener for sewing machines. Morgan went into business for himself in 1907, establishing a shop to repair and sell sewing machines. Two years later, he opened a tailoring shop.

Detailed explanation-3: -Baker Honors Black History Month: Garrett Morgan-The Inventor of the Gas Mask and the Traffic Signal. Garrett Augustus Morgan was born in Claysville, Kentucky, on March 4, 1877, to formerly enslaved parents. His mother was of Native American, Black and white descent and his father was half-Black and half-white.