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Lewis Howard Latimer was considered one of the 10 most important Black inventors in US history and was renowned for his work with the Edison Pioneers. Among his many inventions and patents, his most famous discovery was the incandescent light bulb carbon filament, which illuminated the world for a century. He was also an inventor, draftsman, engineer, author, poet, and musician, as well as a devoted family man and philanthropist.
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