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The Patent Keepers: Unveiling the Forgotten Genius of 150 African American Inventors Through Time and Memory

The Patent Keepers: Unveiling the Forgotten Genius of 150 African American Inventors Through Time and Memory

Morissen, Matt

Paperback

Black American History19th Century United States History20th Century United States History

ISBN13: 9798181613690
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jun 14 2026
Pages: 264
Weight: 1.02
Height: 0.55 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English

The Patent Keepers by Matt Morissen is a work of historical fiction that follows Zora James, a disillusioned African American engineer in contemporary Detroit, who discovers a hidden archive of memory orbs-mysterious, glowing artifacts that allow her to experience the lives of forgotten African American inventors in vivid sensory detail. Through these time-slip journeys, Zora witnesses the struggles and triumphs of over 150 Black innovators, including Lewis Latimer (carbon filament for electric lighting), Bessie Coleman (first licensed Black female pilot), Granville T. Woods (railway telegraphy and the third rail), and Dr. Patricia Bath (Laserphaco Probe for cataract surgery). The novel interweaves Zora's personal fight against systemic erasure in the tech industry with the historical battles these inventors waged against patent theft, racial discrimination, and historical neglect.

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