Black History Month started off as a way of remembering important people and events in the history of the African diaspora
With Black History Month underway, it is time to celebrate the huge contributions that black people have made to the world. While the month wasn't celebrated in the UK until 1987, it has since been marked annually and allows us to reflect on racism and prejudices that may still exist today.
Originally called the Ice Cream Mold and Disher, it was designed to keep ice cream and other foods from sticking. Cralle then noticed that ice cream servers found it difficult to serve large portions of ice cream on to a cone and then came up with the idea for an ice cream scooper. Using mobile trucks with refrigerators, he was able to transport blood wherever it was needed. He made sure to test all blood plasma before it was shipped off and only trained people were able to carry out blood transfusions to avoid cross contamination.
A self-taught in mechanical and electrical engineering, Mr Jones received over 60 patents for refrigeration technology. He also worked on advances in other technology including sound equipment, X-ray machines and engines. His invention was used in a tunnel disaster rescue mission in Cleveland in 1916. The smoke hood became a prototype for the gas masks that were used during WWI.
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