Inventor Alice H. Parker studied at Howard University Academy in D.C. Alice invested a gas heating furnace and patented it in 1919. Her invention paved the way for our current central heating systems. Alice Parker, an African-American inventor.
Inventor Alice H. Parker studied at Howard University Academy in D.C. Alice invested a gas heating furnace and patented it in 1919. Her invention paved the way for our current central heating systems. Alice Parker, an African-American inventor.
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