Granville T. Woods: Smartest Guy in the Room

Any home baker will confirm that, even if you have all the right ingredients and follow the recipe, things don’t always turn out the way you envisioned. Such was the life of inventor extraordinaire Granville T. Woods.

Who was Granville T. Woods?

Woods was endowed with intellectual gifts that allowed him, despite no formal engineering study, to become one of the most prolific U.S. inventors in electrical and mechanical engineering during the late 19th century. He was born in Perth, Australia, on 23 April 1856. His parents emigrated to the United States when he was . . .