The Telephone Gambit : Chasing Alexander Graham Bell's Secret |
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Seth Shulman
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Pages: 256 (Hardcover)
ISBN: 0393062066
Pub: W. W. Norton & Co.
Pub date: 2008-02-01
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 478538
Reader Reviews:
Philipp Reis and Elisha Gray RIP. (1/1 people found this helpful)
An absolutely brilliant book that reads like a whodunnit. It never flags as it gathers evidence to show who really 'discovered' the telephone, said to be the most lucrative patent in history and one of the all time great discoveries. [I rate Sir J. Swann's invention of the light bulb as at least equal - he predated Edison by about 20 years!]. Of course I will give no clues here but anyone interested in the history of science and technology cannot fail to be fascinated and surprised by this book.
The evidence is carefully collected and annotated although I question one or two statements by the author on which I do not agree. The only other comment I will make is can we really trust the re-examination of 'evidence' from sources over 100 years ago?
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