Lewis Howard Latimer - Wikipedia
Lewis Howard Latimer (September 4, 1848 – December 11, 1928) was an American inventor and patent draftsman. His inventions included an evaporative air conditioner , an improved process for manufacturing carbon filaments for electric light bulbs , and …
Lewis Howard Latimer: Biography, Inventor, Draftsman
2024年2月8日 · Lewis Howard Latimer was an inventor and draftsman best known for his contributions to the patenting of the light bulb and the telephone.
Innovative Lives : Lewis Latimer (1848-1928): Renaissance Man
On December 11, 1928, Lewis Howard Latimer died, leaving a remarkable legacy. His name will be forever associated with two of the most revolutionary inventions of all time: the incandescent electric light bulb and the telephone.
Lewis Latimer, The Black Inventor Behind The Modern Lightbulb
2023年11月6日 · The son of self-emancipated slaves, Lewis Latimer was a skilled inventor and patent draftsman who designed an improved lightbulb and patented the telephone.
Lewis Howard Latimer - Lewis Latimer House Museum
Lewis Howard Latimer (1848-1928) was an African-American inventor, electrical pioneer, and son of self-emancipated enslaved people. With no access to formal education, Latimer taught himself mechanical drawing while in the Union Navy, and eventually became a chief draftsman, patent expert, and inventor.
Biography of Lewis Latimer, Noted Black Inventor - ThoughtCo
2020年11月8日 · Lewis Latimer (Sept. 4, 1848–Dec. 11, 1928) is considered one of the most important Black inventors for the number of inventions he produced and patents he secured, but also for the importance of his best-known discovery: a longer-lasting filament for the electric light.
Lewis H. Latimer | Encyclopedia.com
2018年5月14日 · In the late 19th century, despite the seemingly insurmountable obstacles facing the son of a former slave, Lewis Latimer (1848-1928) contributed many technological advances in the field of electricity.
Lewis Latimer - Engineering and Technology History Wiki - ETHW
Lewis Howard Latimer, the youngest of four children, was born to former slaves, George W. and Rebecca (Smith) Latimer, on 4 September 1848 in Chelsea, Massachusetts. He attended grade school, and the remainder of his education was self-taught. At the age of ten he began working with his father in order to support the family.
Lewis Howard Latimer: Inventor & Patent Draftsman
Lewis Howard Latimer: Inventor & Patent Draftsman by Dr. Stefani Koorey Lewis Latimer was born on September 4, 1848, in Chelsea, Massachusetts, the youngest of four children of George Washington Latimer (1818-1896) and Rebecca Smith Latimer (1822-1910).
Lewis Howard Latimer - the black library
Lewis Howard Latimer was an African American inventor who worked closely with Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell. He was best known for his contributions to the light bulb and the telephone.