African Diaspora - Art and History - George T. Sampson was an African-American inventor best known for inventing the automatic clothes dryer in 1892 and receiving a patent for it in 1893.
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Doesn't this belong in the Science Museum? 50-year-old tumble drier still going strong | Daily Mail Online
![Consumer Reports on Twitter: "Continuing our celebration of Black inventors we're highlighting George T. Sampson, whose innovations to the clothes dryer in the late 1800's made drying clothes safer than ever before. # Consumer Reports on Twitter: "Continuing our celebration of Black inventors we're highlighting George T. Sampson, whose innovations to the clothes dryer in the late 1800's made drying clothes safer than ever before. #](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Eu3Jfg1XMAkzaLV.png)
Consumer Reports on Twitter: "Continuing our celebration of Black inventors we're highlighting George T. Sampson, whose innovations to the clothes dryer in the late 1800's made drying clothes safer than ever before. #
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