Lewis Latmer the Inventor Written: Darnell Rivers May 26, 2010

Family Lewis latimer was born September 4, 1848 in Chelsea, Massachusetts. His parents were George and Rebecca Latimer Latimer was the youngest of four children.

Childhood In 1854 he escaped from slavery too New York, New York and attended school there. After his dad left and his mom went to work on a ship, he dropped out of elementary school to help his family

Civil War At sixteen he lied about his age to join into the navy to fight in the civil war. When he joined the navy he was a cabin boy on a gunboat in a civil war

Latimer got married to Mary Wilson December 10,1878.after he had too daughter's. that was has only wife.

Improved inventions In 1881 Thomas Edison hired Latimer to improve the electric light bulb. He also improved the toilet on rail road cars. He even improved the air conditioner

Latimer founded in a Unitarian Church. He also wrote two poems called Friends and Ebon Venus. Later he made a book about the two poems. He did not have any awards but he did get inducted into the National inventors Hall of Fame.

Timeline 1848 Lewis Latimer was born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, on September 4, and reared in Boston 1864 joins Navy as a cabin boy on the USS Massasoit 1879 moves to Bridgeport, Connecticut to work as a draftsman 1880 joins United States Electric Lighting Co. as a draftsman working for Hiram Stevens Maxim left U.S.E.L.Co to work for several companies in the electrical industry 1885 Latimer found stable employment with the Edison Electric Light Company of New York 1892 Edison Electric Light Company merged with Thomson-Houston to become General Electric 1896 Latimer joined the Board of Patent Control, a joint arrangement between GE and Westinghouse 1918 Lewis becomes a charter member of a rather exclusive social group: the Edison Pioneers 1922 Latimer retired when failing eyesight caused an end to his career as a draftsman 1928 Lewis Latimer died on December 11, in New York