Lewis Howard Latimer

Lewis Howard Latimer

Lewis Howard Latimer (September 4, 1848 – December 11, 1928) was a writer, poet, inventor and mechanical draftsman whose work contributed to the most popular inventions of his time. Born in Chelsea, Massachusetts to slaves that escaped from Virginia, he excelled in primary school while working under his father. His father was captured and defended by […]

Frederick McKinley Jones

Frederick McKinley Jones (1893-1961) was born in Cincinnati on May 7, 1983, and was an African-american inventor responsible for revolutionizing portable refrigeration. Self-taught in mechanical and electrical engineering, he was known to assemble contraptions from early prototype snowmobiles to cars. After securing an engineering license, he served in WWI in an all African-American unit working […]

Dr. Luis von Ahn

Luis von Ahn

Dr. Luis von Ahn is a Guatemalan entrepreneur and software developer and is currently serving as the CEO of the language learning company, Duolingo.