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Garrett A. Morgan

Garrett Morgan's inventions included the gas mask and a traffic signal.
Garrett Morgan
Inventor Garrett Morgan started his career out as a sewing machine adjuster, but his creativity and intelligence led him on a new path. Among his numerous ideas, Morgan invented the gas mask and the traffic signal, two indispensable inventions that have saved lives and made life safer.
Garrett Morgan
A biography from About Guide Mary Bellis.

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