num_pages: 48
description: The little known story of Garrett Morgan an African American inventor who created the traffic signal.Before Garrett Morgan became a successful inventor and saved countless lives with his creations he was a little boy with a head full of ideas on how to make life better for everyone.At a tumultuous time filled with racism and discrimination Garrett became a prominent business man and skilled inventor who produced the traffic signal a gas mask and others objects still used today.
language: English
title: Saving the Day: Garrett Morgan's Life-Changing Invention of the Traffic Signal
publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers