This was the impetus for Morgan's interest in how things work and his first invention was a belt fastener for sewing machines. Later he sold his newfangled traffic light, the yellow light was his ...

His first invention was a belt fastener that helped the machines run more efficiently. Mary Oluonye describes him as “a brilliant thinker and a creative problem solver.” She’s the author of the ...

Garrett moved to Cleveland at age 18. He was the seventh of 11 children born to former slaves Eliza Reed and Sydney Morgan. His first invention, in 1901, was a belt fastener for sewing machines.

Growing up in rural Kentucky, Garrett Augustus Morgan was the seventh of 11 children ... By the age of 24, he sold his first invention, a belt fastener for sewing machines, one of several sewing ...

Garrett Morgan was born in 1877 in Paris ... His first invention was a belt fastener that helped the machines run more efficiently. Mary Oluonye describes him as “a brilliant thinker and ...