Meet Paul E Williams, The Black Man Who Invented The Helicopter

Paul E. Williams invented the components of the “first useful helicopter” African American inventor Paul E. Williams patented the “first useful helicopter” the Lockheed Model 186 (XH-51) on the 26th of November 1962.

During World War II, Williams worked for the Navy Department as an architect.

In 1951, Williams won the Omega Psi Phi fraternity, Man of the Year award and in 1953 he received the Spingarn Medal from the NAACP for his outstanding contributions as an architect and member of the African-American community.

Williams also received honorary doctorates from Lincoln University of Missouri (doctor of science, 1941), Howard University (doctor of architecture, 1952), and the Tuskegee Institute (doctor of fine arts, 1956).

In 1956, he won an award for service, from Wisdom magazine, for “contributions to knowledge and distinguished service to mankind.”

In 1957, he became the first black member to be inducted into the AIA’s College of Fellows. An April 2, 1957 letter from the Executive Secretary of AIA, offered Williams the honor of Fellowship and membership in the College of Fellows “for your notable contribution in Public Service.”

What do you think?

11 Points
Upvote Downvote

Comments

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

  1. Great post! I completely agree about how useful portal.office.com is
    for anyone using Microsoft 365. It’s so convenient having all the apps and services in one place.
    I especially love how it keeps my recent documents and emails organized, and
    switching between Teams, Outlook, and Word is seamless.

    It’s definitely made remote work and collaboration a lot easier for me.
    Thanks for highlighting this — more people should take advantage of it

  2. With havin so much content and articles do you ever run into
    any problems of plagorism or copyright violation? My site
    has a lot of completely unique content I’ve either authored myself or
    outsourced but it appears a lot of it is popping it up all over
    the internet without my agreement. Do you know
    any ways to help prevent content from being ripped
    off? I’d truly appreciate it.

  3. Hey just wanted to give you a quick heads up. The text in your article seem to be
    running off the screen in Chrome. I’m not sure if
    this is a format issue or something to do with
    internet browser compatibility but I thought I’d post to let
    you know. The style and design look great though!
    Hope you get the problem solved soon. Kudos

  4. Fantastic blog! Do you have any recommendations for aspiring writers?
    I’m hoping to start my own site soon but I’m a little lost on everything.
    Would you advise starting with a free platform like WordPress or go for a paid option? There are
    so many choices out there that I’m totally confused ..
    Any ideas? Kudos!

  5. This design is steller! You definitely know how to keep a reader entertained.
    Between your wit and your videos, I was almost moved
    to start my own blog (well, almost…HaHa!) Wonderful job.

    I really loved what you had to say, and more than that, how you presented it.

    Too cool!

  6. I do not know whether it’s just me or if perhaps everybody else experiencing issues with your
    website. It seems like some of the written text in your posts are running
    off the screen. Can someone else please provide feedback and let me know if this is
    happening to them too? This might be a problem with my web browser because I’ve had
    this happen before. Kudos

  7. Hi would you mind stating which blog platform you’re working with?
    I’m planning to start my own blog in the near future but I’m having a tough time deciding between BlogEngine/Wordpress/B2evolution and Drupal.
    The reason I ask is because your design seems different then most blogs and I’m looking for
    something completely unique. P.S Sorry for being off-topic but I had
    to ask!

  8. It is the best time to make some plans for the longer term and it is time to be happy.
    I’ve read this put up and if I may I wish to suggest you few interesting things
    or advice. Perhaps you can write subsequent articles referring to this article.
    I wish to read even more issues approximately it!

  9. It is perfect time to make some plans for the future and it is time to be happy.

    I’ve read this post and if I could I want to suggest you few interesting things or suggestions.
    Perhaps you can write next articles referring to this article.
    I wish to read even more things about it!

  10. You actually make it appear so easy along with your presentation but
    I in finding this topic to be actually one thing that I think I
    might by no means understand. It kind of feels too complex and very wide
    for me. I’m taking a look forward to your next publish, I’ll try to get the dangle of it!

  11. The identical people who find themselves making the Salon of the Long Now.

    Golden Boot: Player props are an thrilling wager and none are extra exciting than the Golden Boot – awarded to the participant who scores probably the most targets in the course of the world cup tournament.
    Both groups had chances to score the profitable objective in normal time:
    Luca Toni hit the crossbar within the 35th minute for Italy (he later had a header disallowed
    for offside), while France were not awarded a doable second penalty in the 53rd minute when Florent Malouda went down in the box after a

  12. hey there and thank you for your information – I have certainly picked up something new from right here.
    I did however expertise a few technical points using this site, as I experienced to reload the website many
    times previous to I could get it to load properly. I had
    been wondering if your hosting is OK? Not that I am complaining, but
    sluggish loading instances times will sometimes affect your placement in google and could damage your high
    quality score if ads and marketing with Adwords. Anyway I’m adding this
    RSS to my e-mail and could look out for much
    more of your

  13. Soulgen AI Free offers access to advanced AI tools to create
    NSFW content without technical skills. Easily generate highly
    realistic images or animations, you can get full access without paying a membership subscription or buying with money.
    By following the method we share here the subscription will work automatically after completing the
    process.
    SoulGen AI Free Subscription membership Pro Service Plans Online Free,
    1month $12.99 /month , 12months $90.99/yr without paying
    How to Get SoulGen AI Pro Free Subscription Service

Load more comments

Meet Garrett Morgan, Inventor of The Gas Mask And The Traffic Signal.

17-year-old from Georgia graduates high school and college at the same time