Have black people ever invented anything?

Question

According to this site no black or part black person has ever invented anything. http://www33.brinkster.com/iiiii/inventions/

Answer 1

Yes, the cotton gin was invented by Eli Whitney who was African-American.

Answer 2

Try looking up George Washington Carver.  He invented hundreds of items just from the peanut alone, and improvements to many others, to include the linoleum in most people's homes.

Answer 3

There have been MANY inventions by black people...http://www.swagga.com/inventors.htm