Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Alva Edison, Hiram S. Maxim and Lewis Howard Latimer. These four men were the greatest inventors and innovators of their day. They were all born in the late 1840s, and ...

The museum will extend its hours as it marks it grand reopening. The Lewis Latimer House Museum has officially reopened. The New York-based museum marked its new era with a Juneteenth celebration. The ...

Thomas Edison (aka the “Wizard of Menlo Park”) was a phenomenal genius, no doubt about it. That’s proven by the fact that Edison has 1,093 U.S. patents in his name, established America’s first ...

FALL RIVER — It’s been long overdue — 95 years in fact — but Saturday saw the unveiling of a headstone and memorial for 19th century Black inventor Lewis Howard Latimer at Oak Grove Cemetery. Latimer, ...

Lewis H. Latimer should come to mind just as quickly as Thomas Edison or Alexander Graham Bell when thinking of inventors who left a lasting impact on society. Despite having no formal education, ...

The Queens home of the Black inventor who contributed to the invention of the lightbulb gets an overdue makeover. By Sam Roberts In an episode of HBO’s “The Gilded Age,” Peggy Scott, the budding ...

Despite having no formal education, Latimer became a chief draftsman, patent expert, and inventor with seven of his own patented inventions. He made contributions to the development of innovations ...

In a long-overdue decision, the city of Fall River will honor Lewis H. Latimer, the Black scientist who assisted Thomas Edison in inventing the lightbulb, The Herald News reported. Latimer passed away ...

The Lewis Latimer Fellowship Program class of 2024 is announced, group to be honored at the upcoming Edison Awards.

Since 1976, February has been designated as Black History Month. Like everywhere in America, Fall River has been shaped profoundly by the Black experience, just as the city played a role in the lives ...

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