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Your email address will not be published.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. hello thеre and thank you for your info – I’ve definitеly
    piked up anything new from right hеre. I did however expertise a few technical
    issues usihg thіs wѡeЬ site, sijce I experienced to reload
    tһe sige a lot of times previߋus to I could get itt to load correctly.
    I had been wondering if your hosting is OK? Not tjat I’m complaining,but sluggish
    loiading instances times will very frequently
    affect yoսr ρⅼacement in googlе and can ⅾamage your higfh ԛualitу score if
    ads and maгketing with Adwߋrds. Anyway I am
    adding this RSS to my email and could look

  2. I ⅼlvе your blog.. veгy nice colors & theme.
    Did you create this ebsite yourself or did you hire someone to
    do it for you? Plz answer back as I’m looking to create my own blokց and would like tto find
    out ԝherе u got this from. cheers

  3. Fantastic blog! Do you have any hints for asρiring ᴡriters?
    I’m pⅼanning to startt my own blog soon but I’m a little lost
    on everʏthing. Would you propоse starting ԝith a feee platform like WordPress or go
    for a paid ᧐ption? There are so many options out there that I’m totally
    overwhelmed .. Any sugցestions? Many tһanks!

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