Test How Well You Know Black History With This Inventors Quiz

Which of the following inventors was sometimes referred to as the “Black Edison”?

Retry Correct Incorrect Granville T. Woods is known for his invention of the Multiplex Telegraph, which enabled voice communication over telegraph wires. Thomas Edison filed a claim over the invention and lost, hence Granville’s nickname.

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Which of the following inventors was sometimes referred to as the “Black Edison”?

• Lewis Latimer
• Thomas L. Jennings
• Frederick McKinley Jones
• Granville T. Woods