There is so much more important history to celebrate. Join me, as I honor the African-Amer- ican women and men who created these historical inventions. In this book you will nd a listof black inventors and scientists, as well as the patents accredited to many African-Americans who invented items of value or who made scienti c discoveries in the course of their lives. This book focuses on the ingenuity and accomplishments of black inventors dating more than 200 years ago. The book includes information for parents, children, and students to perform their own search of Black History. This book includes a list of 300 products that George Washing- ton Carver produced from one plant-the peanut. Additionally, I have included a Black/Afri- can-American Inventors Patent and Invention Index. The indexed inventions range from practi- cal everyday devices to applications and scienti c discoveries in diverse elds, including physics, biology, mathematics, medicine, and nuclear and space sciences. This book is lled with surpris- es and is guaranteed to amaze you!