“Lewis Howard Latimer (1848-1928)…attended only grade school, and the remainder of his education was self-taught…He had a fabulous appetite for reading, drawing, and learning in general. In 1880, Herman Maxim, Chief Engineer and Electrician for the United States Lighting Company, who was very impressed with Latimer’s talents as a draftsman, hired him. Latimer took this opportunity to learn about the electric industry.
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