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1. www.thoughtco.com › green-lawns-john-albert-burrHow John Albert Burr Innovated Modern Lawn Mowing - ThoughtCo

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   Oct 2, 2019 · On May 9, 1899, John Albert Burr patented an improved rotary blade lawn mower. Burr designed a lawn mower with traction wheels and a rotary blade that was designed to not easily get plugged up from lawn clippings. John Albert Burr also improved the design of lawn mowers by making it possible to mow closer to building and wall edges. You can ...

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2. aaregistry.org › story › john-a-burr-inventor-bornJohn A. Burr, Inventor born - African American Registry

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   Learn about John Albert Burr, a Black inventor who patented the rotary mower in 1899. He also designed devices for mulching, sifting, and dispersing clippings.

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   John Albert Burr was an African American inventor who patented a rotary mower with traction wheels in 1899. He also held over 30 patents for lawn care and agricultural inventions and was a steelworker and lecturer.

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_African-AmericanList of African-American inventors and scientists - Wikipedia

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   Burr, John Albert 18xx– ? Inventor Rotary-blade lawn mower patent Cannon, Thomas C. 1943– Inventor Led a group of engineers who developed the Tactical Optical Fiber Connector (TOFC), the first fiber optic connector deployed under battlefield conditions, and the ST Connector that helped make fiber optic communications affordable.

   Name	Years	Occupation (s)	Inventions / Accomplishments
   Adkins, Rodney	1958–	Electrical engineer	First African American to serve as a ...
   Alcorn, George Edward Jr.	1940–	Physicist, inventor	Invented a method of fabricating an ...
   Alexander, Archie	1888–1958	Civil engineer	Responsible for the construction of many ...
   Ammons, Virgie	December 29, 1908 – July 12, 2000	Inventor	Filed the fireplace throat damper patent ...

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   A Lawn Mower is Patented by a Black Man. On this date, 1899, John Albert Burr invented one of the first rotary-blade lawnmowers. This Black inventor's Patent number is # 624,749.

6. theinventors.org › bl_John_Albert_BurrJohn Albert Burr - The Green Lawns of John Albert Burr

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   Inventors. John Albert Burr patented the rotary-blade lawn mower. By Mary Bellis. On May 9, 1899, John Albert Burr patented an improved rotary blade lawn mower. Burr designed a lawn mower with traction wheels and a rotary blade that was designed to not easily get plugged up from lawn clippings.

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   How did John Albert Burr make a lawn mower?

   • Burr designed a lawn mower with traction wheels and a rotary blade that was designed to not easily get plugged up from lawn clippings. John Albert Burr also improved the design of lawn mowers by making it possible to mow closer to building and wall edges. You can view U.S. patent 624,749 issued to John Albert Burr.

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   When did John Albert Burr die?

   • He enjoyed traveling and lecturing and later died of the flu in 1926 at the age of 78. In May 1899, John Albert Burr, an African American inventor, patented innovative technology that is still being used today in modern-day lawn mowers.

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   Was John Albert Burr a black inventor?

   • He was a Black inventor. Born in Maryland, John Albert Burr’s parents, John T. and Anna Wanger Burr, were slaves, but they were freed. Young Burr was a teenager during the American Civil War and worked as a fieldhand. His inventive talent was recognized, and wealthy Blacks ensured he could attend engineering classes at a private university.

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   Was John Burr enslaved?

   • John Burr was born in Maryland in 1848, and was thus a teenager during the Civil War. His parents were enslaved and were later freed, and he may also have been enslaved until Emancipation which happened when he was 17. He didn't escape from manual labor, though, as he worked as a field hand during his teenage years.

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   Charles B. Brooks (1865‐1956) Inventor of the first automatic propelled Street Sweeper. Born in Virginia in 1865, by the 1890s he was a resident of Newark, New Jersey. Besides inventing, Brooks was a porter for the Pullman Palace Car Company. Unlike other sweepers at that time (1890s), Brooks’ sweeper was the first self‐propelled street ...