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In celebration of Black History Month, we’re sharing the story of Lewis Howard Latimer. Latimer worked alongside some of the most notable inventors of the nineteenth century, achieving great success as a draftsman, patent expert, and inventor in his own right—in particular, contributing to the design of the incandescent lightbulb to make electric lighting more commercially viable.

Learn more about Lewis H. Latimer on Hidden Voices.