Key Garrett Augustus Morgan Born : 4th March 1877 – Paris, Kentucky USA Died : 27th August 1963 – Cleveland, Ohio USA He was an African-American inventor.. Morgan is born to a poor Afr
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Garrett Augustus Morgan
Born : 4th March 1877 – Paris, Kentucky (USA)
Died : 27th August 1963 – Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
He was an African-American inventor His inventions made people’s life safer and more convenient.
Think about driving without traffic lights
What a nightmare ! The next time you stop for a red light,
thank the inventor, Garrett A Morgan
It’s 1877 Garrett A Morgan is born to
a poor African-American family When he
is 14 he leaves school and goes to work
He doesn’t have much education but he’s
very imaginative He teaches himself
Morgan works in a sewing machine shop
He gets interested in machines He always looks
for better ways to do things
It’s 1901 Morgan invents a special belt for sewing
machine He sells the idea for $ 150 But this is only the
beginning Morgan invents many things
Now it’s 1914 Morgan invents a helmet to protect
miners and firefighters from smoke and
gas He wins a gold medal for this invention
Morgan looks for other problems to solve Cars are
very popular in the USA The streets are crowded with
cars There are many accidents Morgan has and idea
What about a light at each street corner ?
The light tell the cars to stop or go He invents
a timer that automatically changes the light
Cities all over the country want to have Morgan’s traffic
lights but he can’t produce enough of them
It’s the 1920s He sells his invention to the General
Electric Company He gets $ 40,000 This is a large
amount of money for that time
Write T (true) or F (false) :
1 Garrett A Morgan was born in 1875
2 Morgan comes from a rich African-American family 3 Garrett leaves school and teaches himself
4 He works as a mechanic
5 He invents a special belt for sewing machine 6 He invents helmet to protect miners and Firefighters in 1944
7 He invents a traffic light with the timer
8 Garrett A Morgan sells his invention to the General Electric Company
Answer the questions :
1 Where was Garrett A Morgan born ? _
2 Who was Mr Morgan ? _
3 What was his first invention ? _
4 What did he invent in 1914 ? _
5 What did he win for this invention ? _
6 Why did Morgan sell his invention – the traffic light, to the General Electric Company ?
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1 – F (1877)
2 – F (poor)
3 – T
4 – F ( a seller)
5 – T
6 – F (1914)
7 – T
8 – T
Answer the questions :
1 – in Paris, Kentucky (USA)
2 – an African-American inventor
3 – a special belt for sewing machine
4 – a helmet to protect miners and firefighters
5 – a gold medal
6 – because cities all over the country wanted to have the traffic lights but
he couldn’t produce enough of them