MEMBERS & VISITORS: Echoes of Imhotep: The Ancient African Architect This story is a work of fiction, designed to inspire and celebrate the rich history and potential of African inventors. Imhotep was indeed a historical figure, renowned for his contributions to architecture and medicine in ancient Egypt. For more information on Imhotep, you can […]

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  MEMBERS & VISITORS WANNA’ BE A CHICK MAGNET? Two young inventors received a patent for a ridiculously simple food invention that may make them millions of dollars. If so, they will definitely become “chick magnet”, a term which means very attractive to females. Girls and women are NOT stupid. Most of them can recognize […]

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  MEMBERS & VISITORS A BETTER MOUSETRAP YOUNG AFRICAN INVENTORS HAVE MANY OPPORTUNITIES “Build a better mousetrap, and the world will beat a path to your door” is a phrase attributed to the writer Ralph Waldo Emerson in the late nineteenth century. The phrase has turned into a metaphor about the power of innovation and […]

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  MEMBERS & VISITORS African Billionaire makes huge investment in GENIUS African Inventor Ghanaian billionaire, entrepreneur and politician Hononable Kennedy Agyapong has promised to invest heavily in young Ghanaian inventor Asedu Abudu to take Ghana’s technology and inventions to the next level. Ghana is leading the way in entrepreneurship development and capitalization of the great […]

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  MEMBERS & VISITORS WILL CAPITALISTS EAT INVENTORS? WILL CAPITALISTS EAT INVENTORS FOR BREAKFAST, LUNCH, AND DINNER? I have personally experienced how evil and wicked even ordinarily good people can become when they are presented with the opportunity to make a lot of money. I invented a patented device, under contract, for de-boning chicken wings. […]

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  MEMBERS & VISITORS PREPARING A GENERATION OF AFRICAN INVENTORS PREPARING A GENERATION OF AFRICAN INVENTORS I am working hard to implement a real world Invention School for African youth. Given the world’s current state of affairs, the stage is now set for Africans to deeply explore solutions to African problems without being hampered by […]

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  MEMBERS & VISITORS PRISON SENTENCES FOR TANZANIAN SEED VIOLATORS More than 80 percent of the food in Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa is produced by small-scale farmers. If they cannot afford commercial inputs, they can still make progress with agro-ecological methods. The methods are not immediately patentable and therefore the industry treats them shabbily. Tanzanian […]

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MEMBERS & VISITORS YOUNG KENYAN INVENTS ROBOTS A young Kenyan is proving that a lack of funding should not affect your dreams. Samuel Zila is a self-taught robot maker. His creations help around the house, but he has far bigger dreams for them in the future. To watch Invention School’s full library of movies visit […]

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MEMBERS & VISITORS Technological Inventions by Africans Inventors of Ancient Africa The human species evolved on the continent of Africa. This means that Africa has been inhabited longer than any place on Earth. So it’s not surprising to learn that some of the greatest inventors in human history were living on this continent. The history […]

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MEMBERS & VISITORS INCREDIBLE INNOVATIONS FROM TANZANIA, KENYA, NIGERIA, AND SOUTH AFRICA From a scientist in Tanzania who created a water filter to combat water-borne diseases to apps in Kenya that give school children access to unlimited information, Africa is home to incredible technological innovations. To watch Invention School’s full library of movies visit Invention […]

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MEMBERS & VISITORS Black Inventors of the 20th and 21st Century A video presentation about famous black men and women inventors of the 20th and the 21st century. This video is just a short list of the MANY contributions of blacks throughout history. NOTE: Video narrative was obtained from Black-Inventors.com and MIT.edu. Please visit these […]

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MEMBERS & VISITORS NIGERIAN INVENTOR HAS RESOURCEFULLY BUILT MORE STUFF Nigerian inventor who built jet car according to CNN report has built another flying car, Durojaiye Kehinde Obasanjo To watch Invention School’s full library of movies visit Invention School’s Home Page. INVENTION SCHOOL’S SIGNATURE SERIES The technological progress of Africa and its diasporans was […]

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MEMBERS & VISITORS A DAY WITHOUT BLACK INVENTIONS Imagine a day where you couldn’t use anything invented by a black person. This description and title is a presumed riff on the movie title “A Day Without A Mexican”. Both of these considerations will bring the viewer to squarely contemplate the true contributions of inventors of […]

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MEMBERS & VISITORS INTERNATIONAL AFRICAN INVENTORS MUSEUM Curator Francis Jeffers shares a number of different black inventors and shows some of the popular items many of us use every day. To watch Invention School’s full library of movies visit Invention School’s Home Page. INVENTION SCHOOL’S SIGNATURE SERIES The technological progress of Africa and its diasporans […]

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MEMBERS & VISITORS Black Female Inventors Here are a rundown of some of the famous and no so famous female inventors of African ancestry. Their contributions are significant though not widely known so it’s time to learn more. To watch Invention School’s full library of movies visit Invention School’s Home Page. INVENTION SCHOOL’S SIGNATURE SERIES […]

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MEMBERS & VISITORS Black People Invented Everything? The Computer, The Cell Phone & The Internet! To watch Invention School’s full library of movies visit Invention School’s Home Page. INVENTION SCHOOL’S SIGNATURE SERIES The technological progress of Africa and its diasporans was dramatically broken beginning with slavery and later through its colonization by European powers. With […]

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MEMBERS & VISITORS NIGERIA’S YOUNGEST FANTASTICALLY CREATIVE INVENTOR Some of the greatest inventors in the world like Thomas Edison, Benjamin Franklin, The Wright Brothers etc. have helped change the world one way or the other, and we think we have found our own Nigerian scientific savior. BattaBox presenter Odunayo meets and discusses with Nigeria’s youngest […]

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MEMBERS & VISITORS AFRICA’S INVENTION NARRATIVE Kelvin Doe talks about the importance of African’s changing their own narrative about the continent and its ability to shape and mold its own future based upon the powerful competence of its people. Because if we don’t, no one will. Kelvin Doe is a self-taught Sierra Leonean engineer. A […]

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MEMBERS & VISITORS AFRICAN AMERICAN INVENTIONS ADVANCED AMERICA Some of the Inventions African Americans created in America contributed greatly to the advancement of America’s growth and prosperity. To watch Invention School’s full library of movies visit Invention School’s Home Page. INVENTION SCHOOL’S SIGNATURE SERIES The technological progress of Africa and its diasporans was dramatically broken […]

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MEMBERS & VISITORS Top 5 African Inventions That Changed the World Africa seems a quiet continent when it comes to technology but the quietness of the continent should not be misinterpreted as Africa has brought about a lot of innovative solutions. The following are some of the African inventions in the field of technological advancement […]

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