Yes, my mother, Marie Van Brittain Felton Brown; is recorded as inventing the first home security system.She never received a dime from the invention; and endured both racism and sexism as a black female inventor.
An accurate photo of Marie Brown and her husband Albert Brown, can be found in the New York Times article about the invention. The isolated photo of Marie Brown, being circulated, is not her; and is not recognized by her daughter Norma Brown.
The invention on Marie Van Brittan Brown is used in millions of homes across the world. She invented home security systems. They are used to protect homes from intruders.
My mother, Marie Van Brittain Felton Brown invented the home security device after several burglaries on our block. She had considered guard dogs, until someone shot all the guard dogs at a local business.
My mother, Marie Van Brittain Felton Brown had two children; a son named after my father, Albert Brown; and a daughter, me, Norma Brown.
December 2nd, 1969
My mother, Marie Van Brittain Felton Brown; invented the security system after several burglaries ocurred on our block.
My mother, Marie Van Brittain Felton Brown; invented the forerunner of what is today's home security sytem. The only legitimate photo I have seen of her; is the 60's photo in The New York Times, with my father, Albert Brown; which described the invention. The isolated photo being dispersed on the internet listed as Marie Brown is not my mother.
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My mother, Marie Van Brittain Brown a black American woman, invented the first home security system; and was given a patent by the Patent and Trademark Office, of The United States Of America. She never received any monetary rewards for her invention.
Marie Van Brittan Brown was not a slave; she was an African American inventor who, in 1966, patented the home security system with the help of her husband, Albert Brown. Their invention laid the foundation for modern home security systems.
Joanna Marie Brown has written: 'Life with a label'
Marie Van Brittan Brown died in 1999.