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Lewis Howard Latimer

Carbon Filament (Lighting)

  • Invented and patented an incandescent light bulb with a carbon filament in 1881.
  • An engineer for the Edison Company, Latimer invented the carbon filament, thus making the light bulb practical.
  • Learn more about Lewis Howard Latimer
 

 
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