![Black Inventor Garrett Morgan Saved Countless Lives with Gas Mask and Improved Traffic Lights - Scientific American Black Inventor Garrett Morgan Saved Countless Lives with Gas Mask and Improved Traffic Lights - Scientific American](https://static.scientificamerican.com/sciam/cache/file/98D31FC7-F6CF-4348-AFD100282E1A5CDC_source.jpg)
Black Inventor Garrett Morgan Saved Countless Lives with Gas Mask and Improved Traffic Lights - Scientific American
![November 20: Inventor Garrett Morgan received a patent for the invention of the traffic light signal, 1923 – Los Angeles Sentinel November 20: Inventor Garrett Morgan received a patent for the invention of the traffic light signal, 1923 – Los Angeles Sentinel](https://lasentinel.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2017/11/Legends-Garrett-Morgan.jpeg)
November 20: Inventor Garrett Morgan received a patent for the invention of the traffic light signal, 1923 – Los Angeles Sentinel
BBB Central East Texas - February is Black History Month. Today we honor inventor Garrett Morgan. He patented one of the first 3-light traffic signals, invented a breathing device that would serve
![Mobility Advancement Program on Twitter: "For #BlackHistoryMonth we acknowledge Mr. Garrett Augustus Morgan (1877-1963), an African-American inventor who created the 3-position traffic signal. MAP Broward thanks you, Mr. Morgan for being a Mobility Advancement Program on Twitter: "For #BlackHistoryMonth we acknowledge Mr. Garrett Augustus Morgan (1877-1963), an African-American inventor who created the 3-position traffic signal. MAP Broward thanks you, Mr. Morgan for being a](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EtY_b6DVgAcNkPH.jpg:large)