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Author:
Patrick, Denise Lewis.
Title:
Lewis Latimer : engineering wizard / Denise Lewis Patrick ; interior illustrations by Daniel Duncan.
Publisher:
Harperan imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,
Copyright Date:
2021
Description:
91 pages, 15 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Subject:
Latimer, Lewis Howard--1848-1928--Juvenile literature.
Inventors--Juvenile literature--Juvenile literature--United States.
Inventors.
African Americans--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
African American inventors--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Other Authors:
Duncan, Daniel, illustrator.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 100-104).
Contents:
Born in freedom -- Boyhood in Boston -- A boy becomes a man -- Lewis and the revolution -- The spark of electricity -- Edison's world -- A quiet leader -- A genius shaped in freedom.
Summary:
"Lewis Latimer was one of the greatest inventors of his time. He was also an engineer who transformed the lightbulb at Thomas Edison's company. And he was a gifted artist, too!"-- Provided by publisher.
Series:
VIP, very important people
ISBN:
0062978071
9780062978073
LCCN:
2020938944
Locations:
RZPE145 -- Carroll Public Library (Carroll)
JSPB572 -- Ely Public Library (Ely)
SFPH074 -- Waterloo Public Library (Waterloo)

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