Alexander Graham Bell and the telephone
By: Louise Spilsbury
Series: Inventions that changed the world; Inventions that changed the world
Publisher: PowerKids Press
Published: 2016
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781508146254; 9781508146247; 9781508146230
Subjects: Juvenile literature; Inventors; Biography; Telephone; History; Origin and antecedents
Description: When Alexander Graham Bell invented the first practical, working telephone he assured himself a place in the history books forever. The telephone was an invention that truly changed the world. It quickly became the fastest and most efficient way for people to communicate over any distance.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.
Table of contents: title: The power of the telephone; title: Early years; title: Teaching speech; title: Experiments in sound; title: Eureka; title: How it worked; title: Telephones take off; title: Fame and fortune; title: Family and retirement; title: More inventions; title: Later years; title: Changing the world; title: Timeline; title: Glossary; title: For more information; title: Index.