In short bursts, a lion or a cheetah can overtake it. But an ostrich can motor for 10 miles straight at a steady 30 miles an hourâfaster than Lance Armstrong in a time trial.Research biologist Jonas Rubenson of Northeastern University is one of several scientists eager to find out how they make it look so easy.n short bursts, a lion or a cheetah can overtake it. But an ostrich can motor for 10 miles straight at a steady 30 miles an hourâfaster than Lance Armstrong in a time trial.
View full sizeCleveland News fileGarrett Morgan, an inventor and part of Cleveland's black history, in 1949. As part of Black History Month, we remember Garrett Augustus Morgan, a Cleveland inventor and businessman best known for creating the modern-day gas mask and traffic light. Morgan, the son of former slaves, was born March 4, 1877. He moved to Cleveland in 1895 and was employed as a sewing machine repairman for a clothing manufacturer.
2. Garrett Morgan 1877 â 1963. Invented: Gas mask, and a type of traffic light. Garrett Morgan was an inventor and businessman from Cleveland who invented a device called the Morgan safety hood and smoke protector in 1914. On July 25, 1916, Garrett Morgan made national news for using his gas mask to rescue 32 men trapped during an explosion in an underground tunnel 250 feet beneath Lake Erie.