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Who is often called the 'first African-American' inventor?

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Who is often called the 'first African-American' inventor?
posted Aug 30, 2016 by Anshika Utadi

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Benjamin Banneker, known as the first African-American man of science.
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The first clock to be made in America was created by a black man. Banneker accurately predicted a 1789 solar eclipse. He has also published his Almanac and Ephemeris of Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland. He was many things – inventor, scientist, anti-slavery proponent – and, as a result, his legacy lives on to this day.

answer Nov 18, 2017 by Paxton Brown
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