Born in Sunderland, he studied chemistry and moved to Tyneside where, after many years of persistent effort, he created the first successful 'incandescent filament electric lamp' - the light bulb.
The filament lamp is a common type of light bulb. It contains a thin coil of wire called the filament. This heats up when an electric current passes through it and produces light as a result.
Electric light bulbs had been around for decades ... Latimer would also play a big role in developing Edison’s carbon filament light bulb. He would own two patents himself relating to the ...