The Real McCoy: Charles Beckley
Object Details
- Creator
- Anacostia Museum
- Scope and Contents
- Speaking to a group of students, Charles Beckley, a chair inventor, talked about his invention. He explained the steps of creating an invention; patents and patent law; and producing his invention for mass consumption. He encouraged the students to come up with their own ideas by showing them how inventors build off of others' ideas.
- Education program - lecture. Related to exhibition 'The Real McCoy: Afro-American Invention and Innovation 1619-1930.' Undated.
- Date
- circa 1989
- Extent
- 1 Video recording (VHS)
- Type
- Archival materials
- Video recordings
- Topic
- African Americans
- African American inventors
- Inventors
- Inventions
- Technology
- Technological innovations
- Patents
- Patent laws and legislation
- Education -- Museums
- Students
- Place
- Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
- Washington (D.C.)
- United States
- Citation
- The Real McCoy: Charles Beckley, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
- Identifier
- ACMA.03-026, Item ACMA AV002143
Related Content
1 result(s)-
The Real McCoy: Afro-American invention and innovation, 1619-1930 exhibition records
- Date
- 1989-05 - 1990-05
- Extent
- 3.52 Linear feet (6 boxes)
- Citation
- The Real McCoy: Afro-American invention and innovation, 1619-1930 exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution
- Type
- Collection descriptions
- Archival materials
- Brochures
- Exhibit scripts
- Contact sheets
- Catalogs
- Correspondence
- Photographic prints
- Exhibition records
- Topic
- African American inventors
- Museum exhibits
- Identifier
- ACMA.03-026