MR. BELL INVENTS THE TELEPHONE

by Katherine Shippen ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 3, 1952

The author's former achievements as a biographer and American historian lie behind a fine account of the Boston inventor and his life work. Clearly and with a taste for the extraordinary and the humorous that entered into Bell's life as well as the work itself and its scientific implications, the biography follows through the days as an elocution teacher, his friendship with Watson, the chain of alternately heartbreaking and encouraging trails that culminated in the fateful experiment with the acid box transmitter, the public's first reception, fantastically cold, of the telephone, the troublesome law suits against hopeful usurpers, and final recognition. A very warming story- oriented to its times by solid historical tie-ins.

Pub Date: Oct. 3, 1952

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Random House

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Oct. 1, 1952

Categories: NONFICTION