Marie Van Brittan Brown was the inventor of the first home security system

 

Marie Van Brittan Brown 

(1922-1999)

 

Marie Van Brittan Brown was the inventor of the first home security system. 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.

 

The patent for the invention was filed in 1966, and it later influenced modern home security systems that are still used today. 

 

 Brown’s invention was inspired by the security risk that her home faced in the neighborhood where she lived.