The Colored Inventor

by Henry E. Baker

Henry Edwin Baker, Jr. (September 1, 1857 – April 27, 1928) wasthe third African American to enter the United States NavalAcademy. He later served as an assistant patent examiner in theUnited States Patent Office, where he would chronicle thehistory of African-American inventors. What we know aboutearly African American innovators comes mostly from the workof Henry Baker, who was dedicated to uncovering andpublicizing the contributions of Black inventors

12 pages, Staple Bound

Published January 1, 1969