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Garrett Morgan Quotes

1877–1963 United States

Garrett Augustus Morgan Sr. (March 4, 1877 – July 27, 1963) was an American inventor, businessman, and community leader. His most notable inventions were a protective "smoke hood" that he notably used in a 1916 tunnel construction disaster rescue, a type of three-way traffic light invented in 1923, a hair-straightening cream, and other hair-care products.

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“The combination of a hood adapted to inclose the head of the operator, of an air tube depending therefrom.”

“I have invented a certain new and useful improvement in a Traffic Signal.”

“This is advantageous in that vehicles which are partly across the intersecting streets are given time to pass.”

“At the same time forcibly remove smoke or injurious gases from the air tube.”

“Thus avoiding accidents which frequently occur by reason of the over-anxiety of the waiting drivers.”

“This invention relates to traffic signals, and particularly to those which are adapted to be positioned adjacent the intersection of two or more streets.”

“One of the objects of my invention is the provision of a visible indicator which is useful in stopping traffic in all directions before the signal to proceed in any one direction is given.”

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Garrett Morgan (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.