Did You Know a Black Woman Invented the Home Security System?
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Story by Ny MaGee
Marie Van Brittan Brown was an American nurse who, in 1966, invented a video home security system to see who was at her front door.
She was able to communicate with them from wherever she was in the house. Her husband Albert was an electronics technician who helped created the security system.
The couple applied for a patent for their pioneering technology, which was granted in 1969. Browns innovation has since revolutionized the entire security system industry around the world.
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Story by Ny MaGee
Marie Van Brittan Brown was an American nurse who, in 1966, invented a video home security system to see who was at her front door.
She was able to communicate with them from wherever she was in the house. Her husband Albert was an electronics technician who helped created the security system.
The couple applied for a patent for their pioneering technology, which was granted in 1969. Browns innovation has since revolutionized the entire security system industry around the world.
READ MORE: Did You Know a Black Woman Invented the Home Security System? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/...