Lewis Latimar

Lewis Latimar was born in Massachusetts in 1848 to a family of slaves.

He served in the navy for 2 years.

Latimar got his first break he beacame an assistant to Alexander Graham Bell.

He went on to work for Thomas Edisonand later on became one of the Edison Pioneers.

His other inventions included a toilet for use in trains and on air conditioning system

Edison invented the first electric lamp but Latimar designed a light bulb filament that was stonger and did not burnout as easily.

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