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Born a slave in 1859, Charles S. L. Baker was an African American inventor. After the Civil War ended, he was freed from enslavement and, at the age of 15, started working on wagons. The linchpins he repaired sparked his interest in mechanical sciences. In 1903, the self-taught engineer invented and patented a radiator that heats up with friction. According to him, the device was set to be the cheapest source of heat production at the time, which won him accolades such as ‘King of Clean Energy. #DallasBlackMBAs #DFWBlackMBAs #BlackHistoryMonth #BHM #BlackInventors #BlackInnovators