Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone or did he? Inventor Antonio Santi Giuseppe Meucci was also working on a telephone at the same time. Watch Meucci and Bell race to be first to the invention finish line.
". . . rarely have inventor and invention been better served than in this book." – New York Times Book Review Here, Edwin Grosvenor, American Heritage's publisher and Bell's great-grandson, tells the dramatic story of the race to invent ...
Oliver Evans wasa prodigious Delawareborn inventor who madesignificant advancesin both flourmilling and steam enginetechnology. He too helda number ofpatents granted by statelegislatures inthe 1780s, andwith theadvent of the federal ...
Antonio Meucci represents an unlikely story in American history.
The title, "The Father of Radio," that Lee De Forest (1873-1961) bestowed on himself in his 1950 autobiography could certainly be justified by his many contributions to the art. By the same token, he would have been justified in calling ...
A biography of the teacher and inventor best known for his work with the deaf and his invention of the telephone.
Introduces the life and accomplishments of Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor most widely known for developing the telephone.
Documents the illicit beginnings of the lucrative telephone monopoly, revealing how Bell's journals acknowledged his illegal copying of Elisha Gray's invention in order to secure what would become the nation's most valuable patent.
Explore the history and development of the telephone and find out how a telephone works. Learn about the inventors who helped influence the invention of the telephone.
The story of Alexander Graham Bell, the man who invented the telephone, and the changes that came about because of his invention.
Did you know that Bell's amazing invention--the telephone--stemmed from his work on teaching the deaf?