A world without telephones? Impossible for most young readers to imagine. Let them know they can thank inventor Alexander Graham Bell for every ringtone! Filled with facts and photos, Bell's story highlights the scientific process he followed, failures and all, from identifying a problem to getting his communication technology into the hands of users. The Capstone Interactive edition comes with simultaneous access for every student in your school and includes read aloud audio recorded by professional voice over artists.
This is an essential portrait of an American giant whose innovations revolutionized the modern world.
". . . 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 ...
Did you know that Bell's amazing invention--the telephone--stemmed from his work on teaching the deaf?
Profiles the inventor of the telephone, who was also a teacher of the deaf, co-founder of the National Geographic Society, and creator of the metal detector.
Explores the life of Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of numerous devices, including the telephone.
This book traces the life of Alexander Graham Bell, from his early childhood and education through his sources of inspiration and challenges faced, early successes, and the invention for which he is best known: the telephone.
Introduces the life and accomplishments of Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor most widely known for developing the telephone.
Alexander Graham Bell was a Scottish immigrant whose interest in helping the hearing-impaired led him to become not only an influential and respected teacher of the deaf, but the inventor of the telephone.
Near the end of Bell's life , Grosvenor did manage to wangle from him the only autobiographical article Bell ever consented to publish . Even that was limited in coverage . It grew out of an address describing his youth and early ...
A brief biography of Alexander Graham Bell, focusing on his invention of the telephone and his lifelong work with deaf people.