Solomon Harper (upper left) as photographed in The Crisis magazine in 1915Solomon Harper (2nd from the right) as photographed by the National Photo Company near the White House March 6, 1930.[1]"Electrical hair-treating implement" patent filed by Solomon Harper in 1924[2]
Solomon Harper (born in Poplar Grove, Arkansas, on August 8, 1893[3]) was an inventor[4] known for creating the first electrically heated hair roller[5][6][2][7] and 28 other inventions. During the course of his career, he struggled to receive recognition and compensation for his inventions.[8] Harper was trained as an electrical engineer[9] and was a veteran. He was a politically active communist, and organized at least one march to picket the White House about unemployment in 1930.[10]
^Center, Smithsonian Lemelson (July 23, 2014). "Solomon Harper Papers, 1957-1979". Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
