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Person · 1848–1928

Lewis Latimer

Draftsman and inventor who developed an improved process for manufacturing durable carbon filaments for incandescent light bulbs and drafted the patent drawings for Alexander Graham Bell's telephone.

Inventor. Draftsman and inventor who developed an improved process for manufacturing durable carbon filaments for incandescent light bulbs and drafted the patent drawings for Alexander Graham Bell's telephone.

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    Draftsman and inventor who developed an improved process for manufacturing durable carbon filaments for incandescent light bulbs and drafted the patent drawings for Alexander Graham Bell's telephone.