The Telephone and Its Several Inventors

A History

Lewis Coe

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English

McFarland and Company
01 March 2006

History: specific events & topics; Mathematics & Sciences; Telephone technology

On March 7, 1876, the U.S. Patent Office issued to a young inventor named Alexander Graham Bell what is arguably the most valuable patent ever: entitled ""improvements in telegraphy,"" in truth it secured for Bell the basic principles involved in a telephone.

On the same day that Bell filed his patent application, a caveat (a preliminary patent document) was filed by Elisha Gray. This coincidence sparked the first of many debates over whether Bell was the true inventor of the telephone. In the early 1860s Johann Phillipp Reis developed a version of the instrument, but his claims against Bell were hampered by the bungling of his lawyers in demonstrating his instrument in court. This work is a first look at the many men who developed the telephone and an examination of their claims against Bell's patent. A lay description of the phone is also provided, as well as a history of the development of the telephone system.

By: Lewis Coe
Imprint: McFarland and Company
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 322g
ISBN: 9780786426096
ISBN 10: 0786426098
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 01 March 2006
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for The Telephone and Its Several Inventors: A History

“history buffs will find the book of interest. All levels”—Choice; “a labor of love...exceptionally well-researched, and contains a fine balance of technical and often startling historical information that grips the reader’s interest well past bedtime”—Inventor’s Digest; “excellent”—Dots and Dashes.