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The Telephone Gambit

Chasing Alexander Graham Bell's Secret

Seth Shulman author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:WW Norton & Co

Published:30th Jan '09

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Throughout his career, Alexander Graham Bell, one of the world's most famous inventors, was plagued by a secret: he stole the key idea behind the invention of the telephone. While researching at MIT, science journalist Seth Shulman scrutinized Bell's journals and within them found the smoking gun: a hint of deeply buried historical deception. Delving further into Bell's life, Shulman unearthed the surprising story behind the telephone, a tale of romance, corruption, and unchecked ambition.

"Starred Review. Rewrites history even as it immediately lures readers with scandal and iconoclasm." -- Booklist
"A portrait of the thrilling era of innovation in which Bell lived....Succeeds splendidly as an edge-of-your seat historical tale." -- Marjorie Kehe - Christian Science Monitor
"A great tale of historic detection." -- New Scientist
"A dramatic probe into a shocking intellectual theft...the skillful, polished writing makes century-old events spring to life." -- Publishers Weekly

ISBN: 9780393333688

Dimensions: 211mm x 140mm x 18mm

Weight: 324g

258 pages