JumpStart by Robb Armstrong for June 23, 2020

Hey, Robb, very cool! I did not know it was not Edison who made the carbon filament.

Reading about Edison, it appears he may have borrowed quite heavily (stolen?) from the works of other inventors, & I believe a British inventor was ready to patent a light bulb but Edison beat him to it by a narrow fraction of time.

“I shall rewrite history however is required for the ice cream. You found my price.”

Lewis Howard Latimer , American Inventor

Thanks Robb for the history of Lewis Latimer. Quick read proved very enlightening.

Do not ruin a compliment with facts.

You would think Captain Ruiz would remember how much Joe was affected by last year’s patrol and ban him from any ice cream patrol duty!

So much for a history lesson.

No one like an “I Know it All”. I know this very well.

How can they even plan an ice cream patrol in this summer of COVID? I guess, just like for the summer camp, we’re going to suspend our disbelief and still enjoy this usually realistic and current strip. I do enjoy it!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Howard_Latimer

Interesting. I had to google! – Lewis H. Latimer who created a light bulb with a filament made of the much more durable carbon. He went on to patent a process for efficiently manufacturing the carbon filament (1882) and developed the now familiar threaded socket (though his was wooden) for his improved bulb. Moreover, he wrote the first book on electric lighting, “Incandescent Electric Lighting” (1890) and supervised the installation of public electric lights throughout New York, Philadelphia, Montreal, and London.Latimer’s other patented inventions include such diverse items as the first water closet (i.e., toilet) for railroad cars (1874) and a forerunner of the air conditioner (1886). Source: https://lemelson.mit.edu/resources/lewis-h-latimer

I believe Benajmin Franklin actually managed a prototype light bulb, but couldn’t keep it lit for a practical amount of time. I also recall Tesla made a BETTER light bulb after Edison got a bug up his butt and wouldn’t let them use his light bulb design to light the world’s fair. As it was said on Family Guy “look it up, Edison was a dick!”

actually, Antonio Meucci invented the telephone, and Joseph Swan the light bulb.Bell and Edison stole their respective inventions.

It’s great that Mr.Armstrong brings out the truth about a significant man. Keep up the good work!!!!

Bell did not invent the telephone. He had buddies in the patent office. Look up Antonio Meucci and Elisha Gray.