| Description |
64 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm |
| Series |
Giants of science.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 62) and index. |
| Summary |
Examines the life and accomplishments of the speech teacher whose study of sound and the human voice led to his invention of the telephone. |
| Contents |
Unsettled and anxious -- Securing a dream -- Rivals -- Powerful rival -- Decision time -- Electric revolution -- Dots and dashes -- Pricey message -- Boon to business -- Migrants from Scotland -- Children in a silent world -- Family tragedy -- Out of Father's shadow -- To Canada -- New life -- Lure of Boston -- Patient teacher -- Wealthy ally -- Sign versus speech -- Spare-time scientist -- Harmonic telgraph -- Hubbard's plan -- "Neck and neck race" -- Breakthrough -- Backing two horses -- Engaged -- How to change frequencies -- Imitating the eardrum -- Still a challenge -- "Watson, come here" -- Improvements and variations -- Health problems -- Fear of the telephone -- Surprise for the emperor -- "I hear, I hear" -- Challenge of distance -- News by telephone -- Improvements -- Greatest enemy -- New Haven makes telephone history -- "Sick of the telephone" -- New challenges -- Still misunderstood -- Edison's improvement -- New dial -- Music by phone -- Life in Washington -- Need to invent -- Light telephone -- Looking back -- Last tribute -- Important dates. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader UG 8.1 2 40821 |
| Note |
Accelerated Reader UG 8.1 2 40821 |
| Subject |
Bell, Alexander Graham, 1847-1922 -- Juvenile literature.
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Inventors -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Telephone -- History -- Juvenile literature.
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| Genre |
Biographies.
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| ISBN |
1567113346 (hc) |
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