![Great Influencers in Energy: Thomas Edison may not have invented the light bulb; but where would it (or we) be without him. - Opinion Dynamics Great Influencers in Energy: Thomas Edison may not have invented the light bulb; but where would it (or we) be without him. - Opinion Dynamics](https://opiniondynamics.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Edison-image-final-1080x675.jpg)
Great Influencers in Energy: Thomas Edison may not have invented the light bulb; but where would it (or we) be without him. - Opinion Dynamics
Los Angeles Urban League - While the light bulb was invented by Thomas Edison, it was African American Inventor Lewis Latimer's invention of a carbon filament that created the longer-lasting light bulbs.
General Electric National Mazda Drawn Tungsten Filament Incandescent Light Bulb - Science History Institute Digital Collections
![NY Power Authority on Twitter: "On this day in 1848, Lewis Latimer is born. Latimer invented a lightbulb with a carbon filament, improving on Edison's original paper filament. Learn more about his NY Power Authority on Twitter: "On this day in 1848, Lewis Latimer is born. Latimer invented a lightbulb with a carbon filament, improving on Edison's original paper filament. Learn more about his](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EhF174RWsAAPYgK.jpg)