Lewis Latimer Essay

Have you ever been in a group and did the majority of the work but never really got recognized? If that's the case I bet you probably feel like Lewis Latimer. With that being the case I can also bet you never heard of Lewis Latimer. Lewis Latimer was an inventor and engineer, also a very important person that played a key role in inventing the light bulb. Lewis Latimer born in Chelsea, Massachusetts on September 4, 1848. He died in Flushing, Queens, New York, on December 11, 1928.

Latimer was born to slave parents, George and Rebecca Latimer. In 1864 at the age of sixteen Latimer enlisted in the Union Navy, received an honorable discharge and went back to Boston. 1873 was the year Lewis Latimer got married to Mary Wilson in November. Mary
I was titled Incandescent Electric Lighting: A Practical Description of the Edison System. The title gives up the purpose of the book. In the book Latimer explained how the incandescent light bulb worked, more about how it produced light.But with all these talents this book wasn’t the only thing that Latimer had written, for Latimer was also a poetry artist, also know for words of wisdom. February 11 Latimer was named a charter member of Edison's Pioneers. Out of the 28 members Latimer was the only African American. Lewis Latimer worked in a patent consultant firm he was then fired during 1922. Because of old age and messy eyesight Latimer was the reason Latimer was fired from the firm. In his mid seventies, the age seventy-five to be exact, he retired.

In conclusion to the life of Lewis Latimer. I believe one's work on any part of the major inventions we now have should be recognized. Latimer was a very a versatile human being, poetry, engineer, inventor, this man lived life following out his goals I believe he set for himself. The statement in paragraph 3 “ Latimer just believed that technology and innovation was the new world, was the future.” I believe Latimer loved his work and how helped create the inventions we use on a daily