The Telephone Gambit

Chasing Alexander Graham Bell's Secret

By: Seth Shulman

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Paperback | 1 January 2009 | Edition Number 1

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"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 scrutinized 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.

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"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 "Starred Review. Rewrites history even as it immediately lures readers with scandal and iconoclasm." -- Booklist "A great tale of historic detection." -- New Scientist "A dramatic probe into a shocking intellectual theft...the skillful, polished writing makes century-old events spring to life." -- Publishers Weekly

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