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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1997
Page
15
The article explains an incandescent bulb uses a carbonized cotton filament in a vacuum to glow when heated. Tungsten filaments withstand higher temperatures, gas-filled bulbs reduce evaporation, and components like the lead-in wires exhaust tube and sealed base complete the bulb. General Electric Co. is thanked as a resource.
Lewis Latimer, son of a former slave, taught himself draftsman skills and drew patents for Bell and Edison. He illustrated early telephone patents, designed electrical systems in major cities, and worked with Edison’s lawyers on patents while teaching immigrants and advocating civil rights.
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