Date: December 10, 2025 Legacy Makers: Stories of Black Inventors and Icons Title and Show Info Episode #42. The Light That Never Fades: The Life of Lewis H. Latimer Featuring: Toni Davis (Host & Storyteller). Summary 🎙️ Lewis H. Latimer helped light the world. Yet his name is often left in the dark. In this episode of Legacy Makers: Stories of Black Inventors and Icons, we shine a spotlight on the African American inventor, engineer, and patent pioneer, whose work improved the light bulb and made electric lighting practical for everyday life. Discover Lewis Latimer's journey from the son of former slaves to a trailblazing figure in technology, electrical engineering, and innovation history. We explore his contributions to both Alexander Graham Bell's team and Thomas Edison's team, as well as his leadership in patent law, his writing, and his lasting legacy in modern STEM fields. Join us as we celebrate this overlooked hero of Black history and American progress. 🎧Listen now and share his story, because this isn't just history. It's legacy! 💡✨ Celebrate Lewis H. Latimer's brilliance — streaming everywhere you get your podcasts! 🎙️🔌 #LewisLatimer #LegacyMakersPodcast #BlackInventors #BlackHistory #STEMHistory #MakeHistoryLouder Highlights: 00:57- INTRO.  01:03- LEWIS H. LATIMER'S BIRTH. 01:16- HIS PARENTS (GEORGE AND REBECCA LATIMER). 03:44- ENLISTES IN THE UNION NAVY. 04:46- DISCHARGED FROM THE UNION NAVY. 04:57- CROSBY, HALSTEAD & GOULD PATENT LAW FIRM. 06:28- MARRIES MARY WILSON. 07:03- GRANTED HIS FIRST US PATENT #147, 363 FOR AN IMPROVED WATER CLOSET FOR RAILROAD CARS. 07:31- ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL'S PATENT LAW FIRM.   07:52- HIRAM MAXIM'S US ELECTRIC LIGHTING COMPANY. 09:10- GRANTED US PATENT# 247, 097 FOR THE ELECTRIC LAMP. 09:34- TEACHES IN ENGLAND FOR THE HIRAM MAXIM'S US ELECTRIC LIGHTING COMPANY. 09:54- GRANTED US PATENT# 252, 386 FOR PROCESS OF MANUFACTURING CARBONS. 10:59- GRANTED US PATENT# 255, 212 FOR A SUPPORTER OF ELECTRIC LAMPS. 11:40- LEWIS AND MARY WELCOME THEIR FIRST DAUGHTER, EMMA JEANETTE. 12:03- EMMA JEANETTE MARRIES GERALD FITZHERBERT NORMAN, THE VERY FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER IN THE NYC PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM. 12:55- THE EDISON ELECTRIC LIGHT COMPANY. 13:11- TRANSLATES DOCUMENTS INTO FRENCH AND GERMAN. 13:31- GRANTED THE US PATENT# 334, 078 FOR AN APPARATUS FOR COOLING AND DISINFECTING AIR. 13:48- SUPERVISOR OF THE PUBLIC LIGHTING INSTALLATION IN MULTIPLE CITIES. 13:59- LEWIS PUBLISHES HIS BOOK, INCANDESCENT ELECTRIC LIGHTING. 14:10- THE COUPLE WELCOME THEIR 2ND DAUGHTER, LOUISE REBECCA. 15:10- THE GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY. 16:05- ADVOCATES FOR EQUAL RIGHTS. 16:30- TEACHES COURSES TO IMMIGRANTS. 16:57- GRANTED THE US PATENT# 557, 076 FOR THE LOCKING RACK FOR HATS, COATS, AND UMBRELLAS. 17:36- THE FAMILY MOVES TO QUEENS, NY. 18:00- GRANTED US PATENT# 781, 890 FOR THE BOOK SUPPORTER. 19:01- GRANTED THE US PATENT# 968, 787 FOR A LAMP FIXTURE. 19:44- BECOMES THE VERY FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN INDUCTED INTO THE EDISON PIONEERS. 20:06- LEWIS' WIFE MARY PASSES AWAY. 20:19- HIS DAUGHTERS PUBLISHES HIS BOOK OF POETRY, POEMS OF LOVE AND LIFE. 20:36- LEWIS PASSES AWAY. 20:51- ACCOLADES. 21:31- CONCLUSION. 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