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Learn about Garrett Morgan, who invented the traffic signal to help make car travel safer / [Mansur Abdullah, narrator] ; [Melinda Leonard, director].

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Format:
Video
Contributor:
Leonard, Melinda, director.
Abdullah, Mansur, narrator.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc., publisher.
Series:
Academic Video Online
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Morgan, Garrett A., 1877-1963.
Morgan, Garrett A.
African American inventors.
Traffic signs and signals.
Genre:
Educational films.
Documentary films.
Short films.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (2 minutes)
Place of Publication:
Chicago, IL : Encyclopedia Britannica, 2013.
Language Note:
In English.
System Details:
video file
Summary:
Garrett Morgan received the first patent for a traffic signal. His signal had 3 positions: stop, go & stop all directions. The latter gave traffic time to clear the intersection before the other direction entered. It also gave pedestrians a time to cross.
Notes:
Title from resource description page (viewed June 4, 2022).
OCLC:
1336057413

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