Cralle optimized his invention for one-handed use by adding a thumb grip and a scraping tool that kept food from sticking to the scooper. Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Black ...

He had worked various jobs before settling on being a tailor, and his popularity grew within his community, allowing him to open a storefront, Black Inventor reports. However, Jennings ...

Those were the words of William Perry, better known as "The Refrigerator," or "The Fridge," describing his size. The Aiken native was highly recruited out of high school, because who wouldn't want ...

Black inventor Alfred L. Cralle became a hero for dessert lovers on February 2, 1897, when he patented an “ice cream mold and disher,” the precursor to the scoop used to serve the popular ...