#lewislatimer

[ebonymaiharley]

Lewis Latimer is the man behind the innovative invention of the carbon filament for the light bulb. He worked alongside Thomas Edison and made the incandescent bulb known and used worldwide til this day! Also not only he didn't allow his invention to be stolen but also served as witness for others in protecting their patented inventions as well! #blackhistory #lewislatimer #inventor #innovator #blackexcellence

[blackhistoricalfigures]

So let’s face it we know Edison invented the lightbulb and Alexander Graham invented the telephone. Those were their innovations. Clearly they could not have done it alone, they did it with the help of this man above. Lewis Latimer. Lewis not only helped Graham and Edison on their inventions but he also invented his own air conditioner. It’s ironic that a man of color gets no recognition for helping create two of the greatest inventions in modern society and still has no credibility for inventing something of his own.

Latimer, is not a pioneer he’s not a trailblazer but he should not go unnoticed. He helped them otherwise just think long term would we have a lightbulb if it were just Edison? Would we have a telephone if Alexander were the only one inventing it. Who knows but I’m one to believe in all hands on deck and Latimer definitely deserves an equal amount of shared the same respect given.

[kayprism]

View this post on Instagram

We all know #thomasedison but I actually learned this is high school in a special exhibit about Black inventors in the new Black History Center in the school library. #americanhistory #lewislatimer and so many more ... #blackhistory everyday #youmustlearn https://www.instagram.com/p/CUWdQBKg9Oh/?utm_medium=tumblr

[thegumbola]

Lewis Latimer, Edison’s Inventor Lewis Howard Latimer was an American inventor and patent draftsman for the lightbulb and telephone. While Thomas Edison is rightfully famed for the invention of the light bulb, its real potential was realized by a black inventor named Lewis Latimer. The son of runaway slaves, Latimer found work as an office boy in a US patent office. Due to his cleverness and skill at drawing, he ended up being hired by Edison as the only black inventor on his team. Edison’s original light bulbs lasted only a few days, making them incredibly expensive. Latimer developed the filament system that made them last far longer and cost less to produce. . . . . . #lewislatimer #blackhistory #hirammaxim #blackhistorymonth #thomasedison #invention #inventor #edison #lightbulb #carbonfilament #americaninventor #patent #uspatent #filament #electricity #science #scientist #scientists #history #americanhistory #artist #drawing #black #blacks #africanamerican #lighting #invent #inventors #thegumbola #lagumbo https://www.instagram.com/p/B8hz_h0FB6R/?igshid=qw9bojt3jft9

[mrkinetik]

This is Lewis Latimer (9/4/1848 - 12/11/1928). He was born to Rebecca and George Latimer; George was enslaved but ran away from James B. Gray (Virginia) and made it to Boston in 1842. Rebecca ran away as well. Gray showed up in Boston to get them but this moment became a notable case in the abolition journey; Frederick Douglass and William Lloyd Garrison got involved when George was tried as a fugitive slave. Gray was eventually paid $400 for George Latimer’s freedom (George Latimer would need his own post to capture everything in his life). Lewis joined the US Navy when he was 15, in 1863. He was honorably discharged in 1865 and began work as an office employee at a patent firm. He learned the basics of patent drawings and was promoted to head draftsman by 1872. In 1874, he co-patented a toilet system for railroad cars. In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell hired Latimer as a draftsman to draft the drawings for Bell’s telephone. In 1879, Latimer was hired at a company owned by a rival of Thomas Edison, Hiram Maxim, in Bridgeport, CT. Latimer is perhaps best known for his improved light bulb with a carbon filament, an improvement on Edison’s design, with Joseph Nichols as well. He sold this patent to the United States Electric Company in 1881; in 1882, he received another patent for an improved method for the production of carbon filaments. Edison hired Latimer in 1884 as a draftsman and expert on patent litigation on electric lights. In 1890, Latimer wrote “Incandescent Electric Lighting” and also supervised installations of public electric lights in NYC, Philadelphia, Montreal, and London. The Lewis H. Latimer House is in Flushing, Queens (NYC) as a museum. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT, yes that one) has an invention program named after Latimer. We hear about Edison but Lewis Latimer is one of the most important people in the development and proliferation of electric lighting. A Black man. One of my favorite inventors, the descendant of enslaved Africans but went on to do more than anyone could’ve imagined. Lewis H. Latimer, an inventor, a creator, a legend. #lewislatimer #blackhistorymonth #mrkblackhistory #jaaamaccordingly (at Lewis H. Latimer House Museum) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt0kALfHz2V/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=7n34ur7o521g

[swabona100]

In 1880, after moving to Bridgeport, Connecticut, Latimer was hired as the assistant manager and draftsman for U.S. Electric Lighting Company owned by Hiram Maxim. Maxim was the chief rival to Thomas Edison, the man who invented the electric light bulb. The light was composed of a glass bulb which surrounded a carbon wire filament, generally made of bamboo, paper or thread. When the filament was burned inside of the bulb (which contained almost no air), it became so hot that it actually glowed. Thus by passing electricity into the bulb, Edison had been able to cause the glowing bright light to emanate within a room. Before this time most lighting was delivered either through candles or through gas lamps or kerosene lanterns. Maxim greatly desired to improve on Edison’s light bulb and focused on the main weakness of Edison’s bulb – their short life span (generally only a few days.) Latimer set out to make a longer lasting bulb. #lewislatimer https://www.instagram.com/p/BcQk1dwhs5d/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=zbclua5q4yhp

[afutureancient]

The next event I have coming up will be next Sunday at @latimerhousemuseum! I will be leading a workshop called Breath/Breath of Life: Creating Treasures with Wordplay at 2:30pm! The workshop will be centered on playing with words, sound and meaning and we will be reading works from Harryette Mullen, Amiri Baraka, Ana-Maurine Lara, and @latasha.diggs. #poetry #lewislatimerhouse #lewislatimer #wordplay #workshop #flushing #flushingqueens https://www.instagram.com/p/BmosP74nGDs/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1jse4idqjmqxa

[cwillb]

Lewis Howard Latimer “We create our future, by well improving present opportunities: however few and small they be.” #blackhistorymonth #investor #lewislatimer #carbonfilament #draftsman