This Inventor Risked His Life on His Own Invention

Smithsonian Channel Pick of the Week

English - January 25, 2016 17:00 - 4 minutes - ★★★★ - 31 ratings
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In 1916, 32 men were trapped in a mine near Lake Erie. Garrett Morgan saw an opportunity to prove his fireproof hood worked - and went in to rescue them.