JOE Biden has awkwardly claimed that a “black guy invented the lightbulb, not a white guy named Edison” during a speech in Kenosha. The Democratic candidate made the puzzling claim during a Thursday visit to Kenosha, Wisconsin, where Jacob Blake – a 29-year-old black man – was shot multiple times by cops just last month.

Biden appeared to be referring to inventor Lewis Howard Latimer – a black man who helped with the patenting of the light bulb and the telephone. Latimer worked closely with Thomas Edison – who invented the first practical incandescent light bulb in 1879.

“Edison’s prototypical light bulb was lit by a glowing, electrified filament made of paper, which unfortunately burnt out rather quickly,” according to Lemelson-MIT. “Latimer created a light bulb with a filament made of the much more durable carbon.
— The Sun (UK), 9/4/20

We’ll see how many classroom presentations will be revised to reflect Joe Biden’s insightful revelations.