The Telephone Gambit: Chasing Alexander Graham Bell's Secret
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| Rating | : | 4.53 (582 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 039333368X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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Delving further into Bell's life, Shulman unearthed the surprising story behind the telephone, a tale of romance, corruption, and unchecked ambition.. 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. "A stellar example of historical investigation at its probing best."Chuck Leddy, Boston Globe 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
So one-sided it's a joke Paul R. Niven Does Shulman really consider himself a journalist? I don't know where to begin in the litany of offenses committed by the author. My personal favorite is his audacious claim that Bell chose his beloved Cape Breton estate to escape from the suspicious glare of colleagues in the U.S. Ridiculous! Everyone knows Bell chose Beinn Bhreagh for its ressemblance to his native land and its simple, yet stunning, beauty.Again and again Shulman villainizes Bell, ascribing the worst possible motives to his actions while simultaneously canonizing poor Elisha Gray - hard done by til' the bitte. Hubert I. Flomenhoft said The Great Temptation. What an interesting story! And how dismaying it is to read how the honorable Alexander Graham Bell compromised himself, and then managed to suppress the truth from his mind in order to enjoy the fruits of his actions. He was in love with the daughter of a powerful lawyer, Gardiner Greene Hubbard, who saw the opportunity to achieve his own agenda by using Bell's invention. Bell was a teacher of the deaf and knew acoustics. He recognized that "undulating currents" were the key to carrying voice via electrical circuits, but did not know how to implement it until he saw a sketch by. The Telephone Gambit Robert C. Mills Most interesting book - I haven't finished yet but, for a telephone man, the historical perspective and information is great - recommended.
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. Was the venerable inventor party to theft from Gray's own research? Or are such accusations merely sour grapes from a bitterly contested legal battle? Fraught with controversy, conspiracy, and possible chicanery, Shulman spins real-life Da Vinci Code drama around on