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It was the first patent of its kind. Brown was born in Queens, New York, on October 22, 1922, and resided there until her death on February 2, 1999, at age seventy-six.Her father was born in Massachusetts and her mother was from Pennsylvania. In 1966, at the age of 44, she came up with the brilliant idea to create a unique home surveillance device with a closed circuit television security system. Marie Van Brittan Brown was born in 1920s. The Times referred to the invention as the “audio-video alarm system,” and Brown said she wanted to feel safer when she was home alone. The system used four door peepholes, with the camera able to move about to each one and relay audio and video to a television monitor. Meet Actress Niecy Nash’s New Wife, Kentucky AG Has Time To Speak At RNC But Not To Charge Breonna Taylor’s Killers, Black Celebrities Who Identify As Bisexual, Pansexual & More, Pastor John Gray Apologizes For Alleged Affair, Says He’s Seeking Guidance, https://ioneblackamericaweb.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/120214lkbhf.mp3. The 1920s represented an era of change and growth. Generation also known as The Greatest Generation. All Rights Reserved.

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Along with her husband, Ms. Brown was issued a patent for a home security camera system that served as a precursor of the closed circuit camera systems used today. Like BlackAmericaWeb.com on Facebook. Brown was born in Jamaica, Queens, New York; she died there at the age of 76. (Wikimedia) Brown filed the patent for her “home security system utilizing television surveillance” on August 1, 1966. Beethoven, the Most Famous Classical Musician of All Time, Was... a Black Man! The decade was one of learning and exploration. Marie Van Brittan Brown and her husband, Albert, created an early closed-circuit television system to be used for home monitoring. Meet the First Black Woman to Run For Vice President in the United States. Follow us on Twitter. There isn’t much known about the private life of nurse and inventor Marie Van Britten Brown, but on this day in 1969 she helped revolutionize home security systems.Along with her husband, Ms. Brown was issued a patent for a home security camera system that served as a precursor of the closed circuit camera systems used today. EMAIL; SHARE; Rad Women Of History is a series devoted to making sure your kids know that their mom wasn’t the first female badass, no matter what history books tell them. Copyright © 2020 Interactive One, LLC.