Title:
The first telephone
Personal Author EPSB:
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:
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:
ISBN:
9781465438249
9781465438256
Publisher:
New York : DK/Penguin Random House, 2015.
