Lewis Latimer

Background

An American inventor and draftsman, the son of formerly enslaved parents, who worked with both Bell and Edison.

Contribution

Patented an improved process for making carbon filaments and drafted key patent drawings; a member of the Edison Pioneers.

Associated inventions

• The Incandescent Lamp

Collaborators & contemporaries

• Thomas Edison
• Joseph Swan

Sources & further reading

Each citation names the publisher and the exact reference title.

• Smithsonian — National Museum of American HistorySmithsonian Institution · Museum
• Library of Congress — invention & patent history collectionsU.S. Library of Congress · Government / archive

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