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The Homopolar Motor
A practical demonstration of Lenz's Law via a Homopolar Motor.
Garrett A Morgan
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Black Women Scientists & Inventors Vol 2
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Oregon State University-trained chemist who co-invented patented 2,5-dipicryl thiazole compounds for the U.S. Navy
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First African American psychiatrist in the United States, selected by Alois Alzheimer himself to conduct early research on Alzheimer's disease …
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Electrical Engineering
Ghanaian-affiliated co-inventor of a patented metal-insulator-metal capacitor and fabrication method at IBM Corporation
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