STEAMFUNK MAD SCIENTISTS & MECHANICS: Black Inventors of the Steam Age!

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STEAMFUNK MAD SCIENTISTS & MECHANICS: Black Inventors of the Steam Age!

 

Every month, I will feature members of the League of Extraordinary Black People who fit specific Steampunk Archetypes.

This month, I feature the Mad Scientists / Inventors and Mechanics / Tinkerers.

As always, your feedback is welcomed and encouraged.

Henry Baker

What we know about early African-American innovators comes mostly from the work of Henry Baker, who was an assistant patent examiner at the U.S.

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Incredible article by my friend and fellow steamfunker Balogun :)!

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