Telephone Gambit

Seth Shulman

RRP: £10.99

Publisher: W W NORTON & CO

Publication Date : 30/01/2009

Paperback

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Guardian Bookshop Notes:

A scrutiny of Alexander Graham Bell's life, revealing a surprising tale of romance, corruption, ambition and the telephone.

Publisher's description:

Alexander Graham Bell furtively - and illegally - copied part of Elisha Gray's invention in the race to secure what would become the most valuable US patent ever issued. This book challenges the reputation of an icon of invention, and offers a meditation on how little we know about the history of one of the world's most important inventions.

ISBN: 9780393333688