Reluctant genius : Alexander Graham Bell and the passion for invention /
Gray, Charlotte,1948-author.
Draws on new research to offer insight into the inventor's private life, as well as his passionate drive for new innovations, discussing the influence of his speech therapist father and deaf mother on his work, his tempestuous relationship with his wife, and his avoidance of fame and fortune.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Circuits and connections, 1847-1876 -- Great white plague, 1847-1870 -- Backwoods of Canada, 1870 -- Boston bound, 1871-1874 -- Brahmin childhood, 1857-1873 -- Good vibrations, 1873-1875 -- Fateful "twang," 1875 -- Nantucket passion, 1875 -- Patent no. 174,465, 1875-1876 -- Struggle for balance 1876-1889 -- Ring for the future, 1876-1877 -- London life, 1877-1878 -- Litigation battles, 1878-1880 -- Sad losses, failed hopes, 1880-1885 -- Atlantic adventures, 1885-1889 -- Shifting balance, 1887-1889 -- Helen Keller and the politics of deafness, 1886-1890 -- Monster kites and flying machines, 1889-1923 -- Escape to Cape Breton, 1889-1895 -- Monster kites, 1895-1900 -- Family remains, 1900-1906 -- Bell's boys, 1906-1909 -- Auld chief, 1909-1915 -- Last hurrah, 1915-1923 -- Epilogue: Legacies of Alexander Graham Bell -- Appendix: Patents issued by the U.S. Patent Office to Alexander Graham Bell and his associates.
Draws on new research to offer insight into the inventor's private life, as well as his passionate drive for new innovations, discussing the influence of his speech therapist father and deaf mother on his work, his tempestuous relationship with his wife, and his avoidance of fame and fortune.
Bell, Alexander Graham, 1847-1922.
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