| Edition |
First U.S. edition. |
| Description |
466 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [435]-445) and index. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Circuits and connections, 1847-1876 -- ch. 1. The great white plague, 1847-1870 -- ch. 2. The backwoods of Canada, 1870 -- ch. 3. Boston bound, 1871-1874 -- ch. 4. A Brahmin childhood, 1857-1873 -- ch. 5. Good vibrations, 1873-1875 -- ch. 6. The fateful "twang," 1875 -- ch. 7. Nantucket passion, 1875 -- ch. 8. Patent no. 174,465, 1875-1876 -- pt. 2. The struggle for balance 1876-1889 -- ch. 9. Ring for the future, 1876-1877 -- ch. 10. London life, 1877-1878 -- ch. 11. Litigation battles, 1878-1880 -- ch. 12. Sad losses, failed hopes, 1880-1885 -- ch. 13. Atlantic adventures, 1885-1889 -- ch. 14. A shifting balance, 1887-1889 -- ch. 15. Helen Keller and the politics of deafness, 1886-1890 -- |
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pt. 3. Monster kites and flying machines, 1889-1923 -- ch. 16. Escape to Cape Breton, 1889-1895 -- ch. 17. Monster kites, 1895-1900 -- ch. 18. Family remains, 1900-1906 -- ch. 19. Bell's boys, 1906-1909 -- ch. 20. The auld chief, 1909-1915 -- ch. 21. The last hurrah, 1915-1923 -- Epilogue : The legacies of Alexander Graham Bell -- Appendix : Patents issued by the U.S. Patent Office to Alexander Graham Bell and his associates -- Sources -- Photo sources -- Acknowledgments -- Index -- Maps -- Bell's Boston -- The Atlantic Coast of North America -- Beinn Bhreagh. |
| Subject |
Bell, Alexander Graham, 1847-1922.
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Inventors -- United States -- Biography.
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| Added Title |
Alexander Graham Bell and the passion for invention |
| ISBN |
1559708093 alkaline paper |
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9781559708098 alkaline paper |
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