Lewis H. Latimer:
Black Inventor, Louis Howard Latimer, Died On December 11, 1928, In New York.
Latimer Was Born In Chelsea, Massachusetts And Was The Only Black Member Of The Edison Pioneers, An Organization Of Scientists Who Worked With Thomas Edison.
On January 17 1882, U.S. Patent No. 252,386 Was Assigned To Latimer For The Process Of Manufacturing Carbons. The Process Significantly Improved The Quality Of Carbon Filaments Found In Electric Lamps.
Latimer Had Earlier Patented An Electric Lamp, Commonly Referred To As The Latimer Lamp, That Was Widely Used In His Day. Earlier He Received Patents For A Pivoting Bottom For Train Bathrooms And Water Closets That Opened And Closed Automatically.
A Master Draftsman, Latimer Prepared The Drawings For Alexander Graham Bell's 1876 Patent Application For The Telephone.
In Addtition To His Technical Skills, Latimer Also dabbled In Writing Poetry.
"In Order For Black History To Live, We Must Continue To Breathe Life Into It." -- Hubert Gaddy, Jr
