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The Telephone Gambit: Chasing Alexander Graham Bell's Secret
The Telephone Gambit Chasing Alexander Graham Bell's Secret Author:Seth Shulman "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. While researching at MIT, science journalist Seth Shulman scrut... more »inized 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.
"A page-turner....The Telephone Gambit is solid history, and Seth Shulman makes it as much fun to read as an Agatha Christie whodunit by using the techniques of historiography the way Hercule Poirot used his 'little gray cells.' That's no small accomplishment."?John Steele Gordon, Wall Street Journal
"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« less