Alexander Graham Bell
Subtitle: father of modern communication
By: Michael Pollard
Edition: 1st US ed.
Series: Giants of science
Publisher: Blackbirch Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Woodbridge, CT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9781567113341
Subjects: Juvenile literature; Biography; Inventors
Description: Examines the life and accomplishments of the speech teacher whose study of sound and the human voice led to his invention of the telephone.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 62) and index.
Table of contents: title: Unsettled and anxious; title: Securing a dream; title: Rivals; title: Powerful rival; title: Decision time; title: Electric revolution; title: Dots and dashes; title: Pricey message; title: Boon to business; title: Migrants from Scotland; title: Children in a silent world; title: Family tragedy; title: Out of Father's shadow; title: To Canada; title: New life; title: Lure of Boston; title: Patient teacher; title: Wealthy ally; title: Sign versus speech; title: Spare-time scientist; title: Harmonic telgraph; title: Hubbard's plan; title: "Neck and neck race"; title: Breakthrough; title: Backing two horses; title: Engaged; title: How to change frequencies; title: Imitating the eardrum; title: Still a challenge; title: "Watson, come here"; title: Improvements and variations; title: Health problems; title: Fear of the telephone; title: Surprise for the emperor; title: "I hear, I hear"; title: Challenge of distance; title: News by telephone; title: Improvements; title: Greatest enemy; title: New Haven makes telephone history; title: "Sick of the telephone"; title: New challenges; title: Still misunderstood; title: Edison's improvement; title: New dial; title: Music by phone; title: Life in Washington; title: Need to invent; title: Light telephone; title: Looking back; title: Last tribute; title: Important dates.