Inventors and Creators

Names like Florence Nightingale or Hippocrates frequently spring to mind when we consider medical heroes. Dr. Charles Drew is a name you should be familiar with, though. He created the...

Have you ever happened to stumble onto something and thought, "Hey, this might work?" Many unintentional innovators throughout history have done precisely that. Sometimes in ways the creators could not...

Even though Mark Dean isn't as famous as Steve Jobs or Bill Gates, you can thank him if you've ever used a colour PC or connected a monitor, printer, or...

Imagine declining a lucrative $1.5 million offer and yet becoming one of Africa's fastest-growing businesses—not once, but twice. That is the audacious story of Tonye Irims, WiSolar's founder and CEO, and...

Names like Martin Cooper and Steve Jobs frequently take the stage when discussing the development of mobile technology. However, the innovative work of Jesse Russell, an African American engineer whose...

Resilience and creativity are demonstrated by Dr. Patricia Bath's journey from Harlem to becoming a pioneering ophthalmologist. Bath was born in 1942, and because of her early interest in science,...

Names like Karl Benz and Henry Ford frequently spring to mind when we consider the development of automobile technology. Though fewer people are aware that the achievements of African-American inventors like...

Garrett Augustus Morgan was a trailblazing African American inventor whose creations revolutionised everyday living and greatly improved public safety. Morgan is most recognised for creating the three-position traffic signal and the...

Today, when we enter a lift, the doors open and close without any hesitation, guaranteeing our safety. This commonplace convenience is entirely due to Alexander Miles, whose breakthrough innovation in...

Ever feel that little tug, that whisper of "what if?" That's often the entrepreneurial spark – a flicker of an idea, a frustration with the status quo, or a burning...