Over the course of his lifetime, Granville Woods obtained more than 50 patents for inventions including an automatic brake and an egg incubator and for improvements to other technologies such as the safety circuit, telegraph, telephone, and phonograph.

2014年4月2日 · Known as "Black Edison," Granville Woods was an African American inventor who made key contributions to the development of the telephone, streetcar and more.

2020年1月28日 · Granville T. Woods (April 23, 1856–Jan. 30, 1910) was a Black inventor so successful that he was sometimes referred to as "The Black Edison." He dedicated his life's work to developing a variety of inventions, many relating to the railroad industry.

2007年1月17日 · Granville T. Woods was a prominent inventor and electrical engineer who developed inventions that were awarded 27 patents by the U.S. Patent Office between 1884 and 1903. Because of his significant electrical inventions he is known as the “Black Edison.”

2018年5月21日 · Australian-born American inventor Granville T. Woods (1856-1910), dubbed “the black Edison,” contributed key inventions to several of the technologies that defined the modern era, including railroad braking, electric railroad systems, and telephony and telegraphy.

His inventions were so prolific that he is often known as "The Black Edison," but unlike Thomas Edison, Woods was considered fortunate to receive an education to help him on the road to his inventions because during this time period, few Black children ever saw the inside of a classroom.

2024年7月28日 · Explore the legacy of Granville T. Woods, an African American inventor whose innovations in electrical engineering and transportation revolutionized technology in the late 19th century.

2024年2月28日 · Granville T. Woods, often referred to as the "Black Edison," was a pioneering inventor and electrical engineer whose innovations revolutionized the transportation industry and laid the groundwork for modern electric railway systems.

2024年2月7日 · Granville Woods, an African-American inventor, made significant contributions to the development of the railway and electrical systems, holding over 60 patents.

2020年5月31日 · Granville Tailer Woods was an inventor who held more than 60 patents in the U.S. He was the first American of African ancestry to be a mechanical and electrical engineer after the Civil War. Self-taught, he concentrated most of his work on trains and streetcars.