An introduction to the life and work of Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone. Includes activities. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.
"In graphic novel format, tells the story of how Alexander Graham Bell came up with the telephone, and how his invention changed the way people communicate"--Provided by publisher.
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 ...
The Telephone Book: Bell, Watson, Vail and American Life, 1876-1976
Readers will enjoy this book about Bell’s life and his impact on the world. The text follows Bell’s early life and work, with an emphasis on his experiments in sound transmission.
He said, "An inventor a man who looks upon the world and is not contented with things as they are. He wants to improve whatever he sees, he wants to benefit the world." This is a compelling biography of a true scientific visionary.
Lang, a professor for the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, tells about how three enterprising deaf men--Robert Weitbrecht, James Marsters, and Andrew Saks--fought telephone monopolies and bureaucracies and overcame technical ...
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.
Portrays the life and times of the Scottish-born inventor whose interest in communication and helping the deaf lead to his invention of the telephone
Mary Ann Fraser. A NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR Writers and artists share many characteristics with inventors. ... Page 5: Wheatfield; photo courtesy of Naomi Howland. Page 8: Piano from Bell's childhood home; photo courtesy of Bell Homestead ...