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Great Idea Finder: Lewis Howard Latimer

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An extensive biography of the life of African-American inventor, Lewis Latimer. Find out about his primary claim to fame in the development of an incandescent light bulb, but be sure to read about his many patents, and his importance to many of the inventors of the day, including Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison.

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inventions, inventors, patents, alexander graham bell, lewis latimer, thomas edison, famous african americans

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carbon filaments, incandescent light bulb, light bulb filaments, african-american inventors, general electric, hiram maxim, black american inventor, famous black americans, lewis h. latimer

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Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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