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Originally posted by Trilidon
First off I said traffic light, not automatic traffic light, either way your wrong.
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He created an
electric lighting system using red, amber, and green to control automobile
traffic in Detroit. It was first used in 1920 and was the herald of the
modern traffic light. William Potts was not black. Garrett A. Morgan's
traffic light of 1923 did not contribute significantly to the traffic light
of today, but resembled train switching lights already in use.
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First off, Nas probably said automatic traffic light, not traffic light. Either way you are still wrong.
Officer William Potts revised the existing traffic light style by making them electric instead of gas lamps after a gas lamp exploded and injured the officer operating it. His traffic lights, however, were still manually operated. Morgan's light was the first automatic one, and saying that isn't a significant improvement is patently absurd.