Google won't save you #66: Garrett Morgan

[gypcasino]

Who am I

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[brewerjamie15]

FF does not let me view this unless of course, it's a photo of the invisible man.

[brewers19]

Cecil Adams?

[gypcasino]

No, it's not The Straight Dope guy?

[Patrick425]

Garrett Morgan

[gypcasino]

Come on now. Humor me a bit here people.
Nice job.
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Garrett Morgan was an inventor and businessman from Cleveland who invented a device called the Morgan safety hood and smoke protector in 1914. On July 25, 1916, Garrett Morgan made national news for using his gas mask to rescue 32 men trapped during an explosion in an underground tunnel 250 feet beneath Lake Erie. Morgan and a team of volunteers donned the new "gas masks" and went to the rescue. After the rescue, Morgan's company received requests from fire departments around the country who wished to purchase the new masks. The Morgan gas mask was later refined for use by U.S. Army during World War I. In 1914, Garrett Morgan was awarded a patent for a Safety Hood and Smoke Protector. Two years later, a refined model of his early gas mask won a gold medal at the International Exposition of Sanitation and Safety, and another gold medal from the International Association of Fire Chiefs.

 

[GAME05]

dang. that was an easy one??? the inventor of the gas mask? wow, i'm definitely never going to get one of these. well, or maybe i just need to read more.

[gypcasino]

He invented a hair straightening preparation too. His hair must've given it away.