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 had two children; a son named after my father, Albert Brown; and a daughter, me, Norma Brown.
It was invented by Edwin T. Holmes in 1858 in Boston, Mass.
The home security system
My mother, Marie Van Brittain Felton Brown invented the security system at our home in Jamaica , Queens NY; 151-58 135th St Jamaica NY. after several robberies on the block.
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 V. Briitan Brown Was a black Inventor of the home security system
Security System
Marie Brown invented the first home security system on December 2nd, 1969 using television surveillance (patent # 3,482,037). She still loves to tinker and spends a lot of time in her workshop. She has directed a great number of films, including a documentary on Alexander Graham Bell. Marie Brown invented the first home security system on December 2nd, 1969 using television surveillance (patent # 3,482,037). Actually the first home security system was invented a lot later (50's) than that it was a commercial business alarm system placed in a private home.
I am the daughter of Marie Brown, inventor of the home security system. My Mother and father Albert Brown; married and then had two children. My brother Albert Brown Junior; and me, Norma Brown.
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.
Marie Van Brittan Brown in 1969