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	No. 1624: Garrett Morgan
		Morgan's mother was a freed slave; and, since his birth in 1877, American racism had steadily worsened.
		In his late years, Morgan was highly honored for his many contributions.
		Morgan did what he had to do in the worst of times.
	www.uh.edu /engines/epi1624.htm (562 words)

	Garrett A. Morgan Bibliography
		Garrett A. Morgan was born in Paris, Kentucky on March 4, 1877.
		Morgan had received a patent for his gas mask and had begun to sell it, but when it was discovered that he was fl, many orders were cancelled.
		Garrett A. Morgan died on August 27, 1963, at the age of 86.
	www.cmsdnet.net /schools/middle/gmorgan/morganinfo.htm (891 words)

	Garrett Morgan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Garrett Augustus Morgan was born in Paris Kentucky to former slaves.
		Morgan's Safety Hood, now known as the "Gas Mask", was used by the United States government to save the lives of thousands of soldiers exposed to poisonous gases during World War I. Morgan was recognized throughout his life for developing, manufacturing and patenting many other inventions, including a zig-zag stitching attachment for sewing machines.
		Morgan was frequently invited to demonstrate his life-saving inventions across the United States, and he was honored by many of the most powerful and influential men of his day, including J.P Morgan and John D. Rockefeller.
	www.clevelandmemory.org /blackhistory/profiles/morgan (576 words)

	Morgan
		Garrett Morgan, an African American man with little formal education, became a well-known inventor whose innovations saved lives and became the forerunners of several things that we take for granted today.
		Morgan received the patent for this device in 1914, and in 1916 had a dramatic opportunity to demonstrate its use.
		Morgan was active in his community, serving as treasurer of the Cleveland Association of Colored Men, an organization that later merged with the NAACP.
	www.gibbsmagazine.com /Morgan.htm (914 words)

	The Twofold Genius of Garrett Morgan
		Morgan was an African-American inventor who invented two very different and important things: the gas mask and the traffic signal.
		thing that Morgan noticed early in the 20th Century was that people who fought fires and had other reasons to go into tunnels filled with smoke and fumes had no means of protecting themselves from breathing all that bad air.
		Morgan received a patent for his device in 1923 and eventually sold it to General Electric.
	www.socialstudiesforkids.com /articles/ushistory/garrettmorgan.htm (658 words)

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		Morgan served as treasurer of the Cleveland Association of Colored Men from 1914 until it merged with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, of which he remained an active member all his life.
		Garrett Augustus Morgan was born in Paris, a small town in Kentucky.
		As Morgan explained it, this "breathing device" would "enable a fireman to enter a house filled with suffocating gases and smoke and to breathe freely for some time therein." The device consisted of a protective hood fitted with a tube through which the wearer could breathe.
	www.fultonschools.org /teacher/stratton/morgan.html (1128 words)

	Invent Now \| Hall of Fame \| Search \| Inventor Profile
		Morgan's first well-known invention was the safety hood, a forerunner of the gas mask.
		Morgan and several volunteers using the masks were able to reach the trapped men and rescue several survivors.
		Born is Paris, Kentucky, Morgan settled in Cleveland as a young man. He was an advocate for racial equality, forming one of the first fl fraternities in the country at Cleveland's Western Reserve University.
	www.invent.org /hall_of_fame/224.html (259 words)

	Town Hall, Garrett A. Morgan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Morgan is considered the father of Transportation Safety Technology.
		Morgan was an American inventor in the early 1900's.
		Morgan witnessed a traffic crash between an automobile and a horse-drawn carriage.
	www.nhtsa.dot.gov /kids/townhall/morgan/morgan2.html (423 words)

	Garett Augustus Morgan
		Garrett Augustus Morgan is frequently credited as the inventor of the three-part traffic signal, and his "gas mask" (actually more of a safety hood than a functional mask), but these were only two of his numerous inventions -- and inventions were only a part of his remarkable life.
		Morgan demonstrated the hood for numerous fire departments; in the South, he was forced to pose as an "Indian" assistant and hire a white man to pretend to be "Mr.
		Morgan, still in his pajamas and robe (it was around three in the morning), quickly summoned his brother Frank and a neighbor and rushed to the scene with Morgan hoods.
	www.ric.edu /rpotter/morgan.html (978 words)

	Biography of Garrett Morgan
		In the midst of the biography of Garrett Morgan, the Automobile was invented by Henry Ford.
		The biography of Garrett Morgan shows that he continued to work for the improvement of man and was politically active throughout his life.
		In summary of the biography of Garrett Morgan, he was a famous inventor because the things he invented literally changed the way things were done, in such a profound way, that they are still being used by millions and millions of people today.
	www.famous-inventors.com /biography-of-garrett-morgan.html (1009 words)

	Garret Morgan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Garrett A. Morgan was an African- Amercian Businessman and inventor whose curiosity and innovation lead to the development of many useful and helpful products.
		The son of former slaves, Garrett A. Morgan was born in Paris, Kentucky, on March 4,1877.
		Morgan, his brother, and two volunteers, entered the tunnel and pulled out the workers and all three rescue teams.
	northstar.k12.ak.us /schools/ryn/projects/inventors/morgan/morgan.html (573 words)

	Who Made America? \| Innovators \| Garrett Augustus Morgan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Garrett Morgan's safety hood saved the lives of countless firefighters and others.
		Morgan's hood got great press in 1916, when he used it to save workers in a collapsed tunnel under Lake Erie.
		Morgan died in 1963, vindicated as a hero of the Lake Erie rescue and restored to his place in history.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/theymadeamerica/whomade/morgan_hi.html (460 words)

	Inventor of the Week: Archive
		Morgan rushed to the scene wearing only pajama bottoms and carrying four of his safety hoods.
		Morgan, his brother and two volunteers put on the hoods and went in.
		Morgan and his crew went into the tunnel again and again, pulling suffocating workers and rescuers to safety.
	web.mit.edu /Invent/iow/morgan.html (281 words)

	Garrett Augustus Morgan Biography \| World of Invention
		Garrett Morgan, an African-American inventor, is recognized for his wide range of interests and inventions.
		Morgan won a gold medal at the Second International Exposition of Sanitation and Safety in New York City in 1914 for his invention, which he marketed for fire fighters, engineers, chemists, and others working with dangerous fumes.
		Morgan s light had arms that could be raised or lowered, and when they were in the halfway position, they indicated that drivers were to slow down.
	www.bookrags.com /biography/garrett-augustus-morgan-woi (637 words)

	About Garrett A. Morgan
		The son of former slaves, Garrett A. Morgan was born in Paris, Kentucky on March 4, 1877.
		The Morgan gas mask was later refined for use by U.S. Army during World War I. In 1921, Morgan was awarded a patent for a Safety Hood and Smoke Protector.
		Garrett A. Morgan died on August 27, 1963, at the age of 86.
	www.clevelandwater.com /Historical/morgan/garrett_augustus_morgan.htm (814 words)

	LIBERTY: Garrett Morgan: Man of Many Inventions
		Garrett Morgan was born on a farm in Paris, Kentucky, one of 11 children.
		Morgan’s generation was also part of a ground-breaking change in transportation--the introduction of the automobile into a horse and buggy world.
		Morgan also served as the treasurer of the Cleveland Association of Colored Men which eventually merged with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and ran as a candidate for Cleveland's City Council.
	www.wnba.com /liberty/news/morgan_030212.html (390 words)

	Garrett Morgan - The Black Inventor Online Museum
		Garrett Morgan was born on March 4, 1877 in Paris, Kentucky the seventh of 11 children born to Sydney and Elizabeth Morgan.
		Morgan intended the device to be used "to provide a portable attachment which will enable a fireman to enter a house filled with thick suffocating gases and smoke and to breathe freely for some time therein, and thereby enable him to perform his duties of saving life and valuables without danger to himself from suffocation.
		At that point, Morgan was honored by many influential people around him, including such tycoons as John D. Rockefeller and J.P. Morgan (after whom he named one of his sons.) Although his successes had brought him status and acclaim, Morgan never forgot that his fellow Blacks still suffered injustices and difficulties.
	www.blackinventor.com /pages/garrettmorgan.html (1081 words)

	Garrett Morgan
		Morgan received his United States patent on November 20, 1923 and he also patented his invention in Great Britain and Canada.
		On July 25, 1916, Morgan was called to a rescue operation after an explosion in an underground tunnel under Lake Erie.
		After the rescue, Morgan's company was deluged with requests from fire departments around the country who wanted to purchase the new masks.
	coestudents.valdosta.edu /irock110/morgan.htm (453 words)

	Biographical Garrett A. Morgan - Garrett A. Morgan Technology and Transportation Futures Program
		Morgan's technology was the basis for the modern-day traffic signal and was a significant contribution to development of what we now know as Intelligent Transportation Systems.
		Morgan spent his early childhood attending school and working with his brothers and sisters on the family farm.
		Morgan's traffic management technology was used throughout North America until it was replaced by the red, yellow and green-light traffic signals currently used around the world.
	www.fhwa.dot.gov /education/gamorgan.htm (972 words)

	Garrett A. Morgan Biography \| Encyclopedia of World Biography
		A pioneer inventor, Garrett A. Morgan (1877-1963) was responsible for the creation of such life-saving inventions as the gas mask and traffic lights.
		Like other people in the clothing industry, Morgan was trying to solve a prevalent problem inherent in sewing woolen material: the sewing machine needle operated at such high speed that it often scorched the material.
		Morgan, who was working with a chemical solution to reduce this friction, noticed that the solution he was developing caused hairs on a pony-fur cloth to straighten instead.
	www.bookrags.com /biography/garrett-a-morgan (714 words)

	Did Garrett Morgan REALLY invent the traffic light?
		Garrett Morgan's 1922 invention was by no means the first traffic signal to use a third signal phase in addition to the usual stop and go.
		Technologically, the Morgan device was more dead end than prototype: its crank-driven design did not lend itself to the automation and interconnection that was already happening with the fully electrical signals of the same era.
		In regard to equally erroneous claims that Garrett Morgan invented the first smoke mask or gas mask in 1914, or that it became the gas mask used by U.S. soldiers in World War I, see The Invention of the Gas Mask and the references therein.
	www33.brinkster.com /iiiii/trfclt (1953 words)

	The NASA Glenn Garrett Morgan Commercialization Initiative (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Born in 1877 in Kentucky, Morgan left the family farm for Ohio at fourteen and soon settled in Cleveland.
		The safety helmet and gas mask Morgan invented and patented in 1912 were worn by firefighters in many cities in the early 1900s, and protected soldiers from chlorine gas during World War I. He patented his traffic signal in 1923 and later sold the technology to the General Electric Corporation.
		Morgan achieved amazing success during a time when few minorities dared dream of being entrepreneurs.
	www.nasagmci.org /main_GarMorg.htm (327 words)

	GARRETT MORGAN: Inventor of the Gas Mask and Traffic Signal
		African-American Garrett Augustus Morgan was born in 1877 in Paris, Kentucky.
		Morgan and his brother were asked to assist in the rescue mission.
		Morgan did not let prejudice against him stop his efforts to invent devices to make the world a safer place.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/african_american_history/43428 (532 words)

	The Garrett A. Morgan Program: shaping the future of transportation Public Roads - Find Articles
		The Ohio city was the home of Garrett Augustus Morgan (1877-1963), a man who overcame a background of poverty and lack of formal education to forge a long and distinguished business career that included the development of a pioneering traffic-control device.
		In fact, Morgan's three-position traffic signal, for which he received a patent in 1923, could be considered the fore-runner of modern intelligent transportation systems (ITS).
		Morgan also developed a number of other inventions, including a gas mask that was later refined for use by U.S. soldiers during World War I. Slater has often said that Morgan is his hero, a man whose lifetime achievement is a model of dedication to public service, safety, and technological innovation.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m3724/is_n4_v61/ai_20514453 (759 words)

	Garrett Morgan
		Garrett had invented this “gas inhalator” a huge cloth mask with a tube reaching to the bottom.
		Garrett Morgan changed all that with his invention of the traffic light.
		Garrett also discovered a hair cream that most people believe was the first human hair straightener.
	library.thinkquest.org /J0111766/garrettmorgan.html (193 words)

	Garrett A. Morgan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Kentucky born, Garrett Morgan received wide recognition for his outstanding contributions to public safety.
		Firemen in many cities in the early 1900's wore the safety helmet and gas mask that he invented, and for which he was awarded a gold medal at the Second International Exposition of Safety and Sanitation in New York in 1914.
		In 1923, Morgan received a patent for his new concept, a traffic signal to regulate vehicle movement in city areas.
	www.onmy.com /haynie/new_page_20.htm (165 words)

	The Garrett A. Morgan Program: Shaping the Future of Transportation - January/February 1998
		The Ohio city was the home of Garrett Augustus Morgan (1877-1963), a man who overcame a background of poverty and lack of formal education to forge a long and distinguished business career that included the development of a pioneering traffic-control device.
		Garrett A. Morgan was an inventor and businessman - a man whose lifetime achievement is a model of dedication to public service, safety, and technological innovation.
		Morgan also developed a number of other inventions, including a gas mask that was later refined for use by U.S. soldiers during World War I. Slater has often said that Morgan is his hero, a man whose lifetime achievement is a model of dedication to public service, safety, and technological innovation.
	www.tfhrc.gov /pubrds/janpr/gam.htm (1769 words)

	Garrett Morgan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Morgan became famous when he used the gas mask to rescue a group of workers trapped in an underground tunnel.
		Morgan saw that there were many car accidents in cities.
		Morgan's traffic light was used throughout North America for many years.
	www.eduplace.com /kids/socsci/ca/books/bkc/biographies/bk_template.jsp?name=morgang&bk=bkc (145 words)

	Commentary by Frederick B. Hudson: Fresh Air in the Tunnel: Garrett Morgan's Path
		The businessman-inventor who arrived was one Garrett Morgan, son of a former slave.
		Continuing Garrett Morgan's prowess as a creator of jobs, the U.S. Department of Transportation in partnership with the National Urban League has established a demonstration project to serve as national model program for employment in urban areas through state governments, unions and public and private enterprises.
		Garret Morgan's descent into a gas-filled tunnel serves as a road map for our lives: To see a need without concern for remuneration, to invent a solution, to risk a descent into danger ever aware of the need for a yellow light of caution, then to emerge into the fresh air of promise and hope.
	www.agoodblackman.com /hudson_freshair.shtml (490 words)

	Garrett A. Morgan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Garrett Augustus Morgan (March 4, 1877, Paris, Kentucky - August 27, 1963, Cleveland, Ohio) was an African American inventor who originated a respiratory protective hood (although many people said it is a myth), invented a hair-straightening preparation and patented a type of traffic signal.
		Also in his honor is the Garrett A. Morgan Cleveland School of Science in Cleveland, Ohio.
		At the Emancipation Centennial Celebration in Chicago, Illinois in August, 1963, Morgan was nationally recognized.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Garrett_Morgan (928 words)

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