The biography of the fascinating African-American inventor, Lewis Latimer. In addition to finding out about his development of the carbon filament for the incandescent lamp, you can read about his expertise in patent law, his association with Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell, and descriptions of his other inventions. He was a true Renaissance man.

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patents, lewis latimer

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carbon filament, incandescent light bulb, patent diagram

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