Lewis Howard Latimer died on December 11, 1928, in Flushing, Queens, New York, at the age of 80. Technical work and inventions. Light bulb by Lewis Latimer, 1883. In 1874, he co-patented (with Charles W. Brown) an improved toilet system for railroad cars called the Water Closet for Railroad Cars (U.S. Patent 147,363). read more
Maxim drastically desired to improve on Edison’s light bulb and focused on the main weakness of Edison’s bulb – their brief life span (typically only a few days.) Latimer set to make a longer lasting light bulb. read more
Lewis Howard Latimer was an inventor and draftsman best known for his contributions to the patenting of the light bulb and the telephone. Synopsis Lewis Howard Latimer was born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, on September 4, 1848, to parents who had fled slavery. read more
he improved the light bulb when he saw that it did not last long and broke easily. read more