Inventor Mary Van Brittan Brown Patented the Home Security System
Mary Van Brittan Brown, born in 1922, invented a home security system and patented it in 1966. Concerned with the high crime rate in her apartment building, Brown designed a system that included a closed-circuit television that residents could monitor from inside their homes.
She also invented a remote-controlled door-locking mechanism. Brown’s invention was a groundbreaking contribution to the field of home security and paved the way for more advanced systems, yet she received little recognition or compensation for her work during her lifetime.
