Lewis Howard Latimer Biography

Lewis Howard Latimer

inventor
Born: 1848
Birthplace: Chelsea, Mass.

Born in Chelsea, Mass., Latimer learned mechanical drawing while working for a Boston patent attorney. He later invented an electric lamp and a carbon filament for light bulbs (patented 1881, 1882). Latimer was the only African-American member of Thomas Edison's engineering laboratory.

Died: 1929