USA HISTORY

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who worked on both the light bulb and the telephone?
A
Alexander Graham Bell
B
Karl Benz
C
Thomas Edison
D
Lewis Latimer
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Lewis Latimer (1848-1928) was an expert draftsman who joined Thomas Edison’s lab in 1884. He was also a skilled inventor and designed several improvements for light bulbs.

Detailed explanation-2: -Latimer worked with three of the most celebrated scientific inventors in American history, Alexander Graham Bell, Hiram S. Maxim, and Thomas Alva Edison.

Detailed explanation-3: -Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman. He developed many devices in fields such as electric power generation, mass communication, sound recording, and motion pictures.

Detailed explanation-4: -Lewis Latimer did not actually invent the telephone, but he did draft the patent for the telephone while working for Alexander Graham Bell in 1876.

Detailed explanation-5: -Lewis Howard Latimer (September 4, 1848 – December 11, 1928) was an African-American inventor and patent draftsman. His inventions included an evaporative air conditioner, an improved process for manufacturing carbon filaments for the incandescent light bulbs, and an improved toilet system for railroad cars.

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