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Federal Highway Administration: Garrett A. Morgan Program
This site from the Federal Highway Administration provides a detailed biography of Garret A. Morgan (1877-1963 CE), as well as focusing on two of his most important inventions: the three-position traffic signal and the safety hood....
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Invention of the Week: Forrest Bird: Medical Respirator
Learn about the inventor of "the first reliable low-cost, mass-produced medical respirator," Forrest Bird. This article overviews his education and career, the development of the respirator, and the effects the respirator has had on the...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Inventor of the Week: Garrett A. Morgan
This site from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology provides information on Garrett A. Morgan (1877-1963 CE), who is credited with inventing the gas mask, and, in turn, saving firefighters from suffocating while putting out fires...