After reading about the horror of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist fire, Garrett Morgan set about creating a mask to help rescue workers breath safely amid toxic conditions. Many of the 146 who were ...

Some 11 hours later, desperate to save anyone still alive, the Cleveland Police turned to Garrett A. Morgan—a local inventor who called himself “the Black Edison”—and the gas mask he had ...

As part of Black History Month, we remember Garrett Augustus Morgan, a Cleveland inventor and businessman best known for creating the modern-day gas mask and traffic light. Morgan, the son of ...

Garrett Morgan was born in 1877 in Paris ... filters and created a safety hood that was a precursor to the gas masks used in World War I. Morgan used that safety hood to save people’s lives ...

“Garrett Morgan saw a problem ... The design was the precursor to today’s gas mask. Two years later, Morgan received two patents for the inventions. This design went on to win first prize ...

Every time you drive safely through a busy intersection, you can thank Kentuckian Garrett Morgan. Morgan was a Kentucky ... He also invented the gas mask, which was patented in 1914, and used ...

“One was the stop light and the other was the gas mask.” Garrett Morgan Park in Claysville contains several signs that help visitors better understand how the famous African American changed ...

“Firemen consider him one of their heroes, as his mask proved to be an early and effective tool.” Willoughby officials joined five generations of Garrett Morgan's family to highlight the 100th ...

“Garrett Morgan saw a problem, came up with a solution ... The design was the precursor to today’s gas mask. Two years later, Morgan received two patents for the inventions. This design went on to win ...