The first telephone
Title
:
The first telephone
Personal Author EPSB
:
Catherine, Chambers
Summary
:
"Experience the drama of scientific discovery! Alexander Graham Bell was determined to be the first to invent a transmitter that would carry a spoken message. With the help of Thomas Watson, Bell is about to transform we all communicate. The race is on, because Elisha Gray and other inventors are submitting patents, too"-- Back cover.
Other Title
:
Subtitle on cover: Alexander Graham Bell's amazing invention
First telephone : Alexander Graham Bell's amazing invention.
Year Published
:
2015
Series
:
DK adventures series
Physical Description
:
126 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm.
Edition
:
First American edition.
Note
:
Includes index.
Contents
:
Alexander's ideas -- The telegraph -- Surrounded by sound -- Workshop of wild dreams -- Ideas for inventions -- Good news and bad news -- Making connections -- The race for the patent -- The sound of success -- Telephones ring -- Alexander Graham Bell's life -- Telephones through the years -- Telephone quiz.
Personal Subject
:
Bell, Alexander Graham, 1847-1922.
Subject
:
Inventors -- United States -- Biography.
Telephone -- United States -- History.
Readers (Elementary)
Summary
:
"Experience the drama of scientific discovery! Alexander Graham Bell was determined to be the first to invent a transmitter that would carry a spoken message. With the help of Thomas Watson, Bell is about to transform we all communicate. The race is on, because Elisha Gray and other inventors are submitting patents, too"-- Back cover.
ISBN
:
9781465438249
9781465438256
Publisher
:
New York : DK/Penguin Random House, 2015.
| Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
|---|
| Johnny Bright | 621.385 CHA | Book | 31455000187814 | Non-Fiction |