Author: BLAKE, ANDREW (1955-)
Title: The telephone gambit : chasing Alexander Graham Bell's secret
Description: New York : W. W. Norton & Co. 2008. First Edition. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 256 pages; Physical desc.: 256 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. Subject: Bell. Alexander Graham (1847-1922) --Gray. Elisha (1835-1901) --Telephone --United States --History --Telephone --Patents --Inventors --Popular science --Telephone technology. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-242) and index. Summary: Although Alexander Graham Bell is widely accepted as the father of the telephone (despite the fact that rival inventor Elisha Gray submitted a similar claim the same day Bell filed his patent). Schulman provides intriguing evidence questioning if the scales were deliberately tipped in Alexander's favor. Review: '.a tale of intrigue and deception. where Shulman builds the case that Alexander Graham Bell plagiarized Gray's idea. and passed it off as his own.' Saswat R. Das. The Times Literary Supplement 'Read the book and decide-it's a great tale of historic detection.' Jeff Hecht. New Scientist 'A page-turner. as much fun to read as an Agatha Christie whodunit.' Wall Street Journal'. by Seth Shulman.Weight in Kg appr.:

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