Bibliograph

Alexander Graham Bell and the telephone, Louise Spilsbury

Type

Label

Alexander Graham Bell and the telephone, Louise Spilsbury

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Alexander Graham Bell and the telephone

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

944031060

Responsibility statement

Louise Spilsbury

Series statement

Inventions that changed the world

Summary

When Alexander Graham Bell invented the first practical, working telephone he assured himself a place in the history books forever. The telephone was an invention that truly changed the world. It quickly became the fastest and most efficient way for people to communicate over any distance

Table Of Contents

The power of the telephone -- Early years -- Teaching speech -- Experiments in sound -- Eureka -- How it worked -- Telephones take off -- Fame and fortune -- Family and retirement -- More inventions -- Later years -- Changing the world -- Timeline -- Glossary -- For more information -- Index

Target audience

juvenile

Classification

Creator