About this episode
This episode highlights Garrett Morgan's contributions to traffic safety and explores the quirky design of the monowheel.
We spotlight Garrett Morgan, the traffic signal pioneer who helped save lives with a simple stoplight—and a gas mask. Then we roll into the wild world of the monowheel: the one-wheeled wonder that looked futuristic but handled like a circus act. It’s innovation, imagination, and a little bit of imbalance.
People in this episode
Host: Jacob Slivka
Topics covered
- innovation
- traffic safety
- invention
- monowheel
- history
- imagination
Keywords
- Garrett Morgan
- traffic signal
- gas mask
- monowheel
- innovation
- safety
- invention
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: traffic signal
Products: gas mask, monowheel
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