Farmers Branch Historical Park - Lewis Howard Latimer and Joseph V. Nichols patented the “Electric Lamp” on September 13, 1881. The “Electric Lamp” is just one of the inventions associated with the
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NY Power Authority on Twitter: "On this day in 1848, Lewis Latimer is born. Latimer invented a lightbulb with a carbon filament, improving on Edison's original paper filament. Learn more about his
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Lewis Latimer | Black man invented light bulb, not 'white man' Edison, says Biden; netizens accuse him of 'rewriting history'
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