Solomon Harper

Solomon Harper (born in Poplar Grove, Arkansas, on August 8, 1893[3]) was an electrical engineer and inventor[4] known for creating the first electrically heated hair roller[5][6][2][7] and 28 other inventions.

In 1914, he applied for his first patent for his block system which he invented to prevent train collision.

[8] During the course of his career, he struggled to receive recognition and compensation for his inventions.

He was a politically active communist, and organized at least one march to picket the White House about unemployment in 1930.

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Solomon Harper (upper left) as photographed in The Crisis magazine in 1915
Solomon Harper (2nd from the right) as photographed by the National Photo Company near the White House March 6, 1930. [ 1 ]
"Electrical hair-treating implement" patent filed by Solomon Harper in 1924 [ 2 ]