The telephone gambit : chasing Alexander Graham Bell's secret / Seth Shulman.
Although Alexander Graham Bell is widely accepted as the father of the telephone (despite the fact that rival inventor Elisha Gray submitted a similar claim the same day Bell filed his patent), Schulman provides intriguing evidence questioning if the scales were deliberately tipped in Alexander's favor.--From amazon.com.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780393062069
- ISBN: 0393062066
- Physical Description: 256 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : W. W. Norton & Co., [2008]
- Copyright: ©2008
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-242) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- 1 Playing Telephone 11 -- 2 Disconnected 17 -- 3 On the Hook 26 -- 4 Calling Home 39 -- 5 No Answer 50 -- 6 Operator Assistance 63 -- 7 Clear Reception 77 -- 8 Person-to-Person 84 -- 9 Interference 96 -- 10 Caller I.D. 110 -- 11 Tapping the Phone 126 -- 12 Bad Connection 138 -- 13 On the Line 147 -- 14 Call Waiting 163 -- 15 Party Line 179 -- 16 Conference Call 198.
Search for related items by subject
- Subject:
- Bell, Alexander Graham, 1847-1922.
Gray, Elisha, 1835-1901.
Telephone > History.
Telephone > Patents.
Inventors > United States > Biography. - Genre:
- Patents.
Biographies.
Available copies
- 9 of 9 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)
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- 0 current holds with 9 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Marion Library | 621.38 SHU (Text) | 37810434579693 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Albemarle Main Library | 621.38509 Shu (Text) | 31010000156762 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Beaufort Main | 621.38509 SHULM (Text) | 34208203701890 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Cleveland County Main Library | B BELL (Text) | 22281500058134 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Columbus Library | 621.385 SHU (Text) | 31250200033928 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Montgomery County Public Library | B BELL (Text) | 38198000146066 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Pack Memorial Library | 621.38509 SHU (Text) | 0020507603783 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Public Library of Johnston County and Smithfield | 621.38 Shu (Text) | 38950609612488 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Statesville Main Library | 621.38509 SHU (Text) | 33114016094955 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
