Download or read book Bell written by Robert V. Bruce and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A reprint of the 1973 biography of the American inventor. Divided into pre-telephone, telephone, and post-telephone sections, also covers his work with the Smithsonian, the deaf, the National Geographic Society, and Science magazine. Paper edition ($12.95) not seen. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Download or read book Bell written by Robert V. Bruce and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Alexander Graham Bell and the Conquest of Solitude written by Robert V. Bruce and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Alexander Graham Bell written by Edwin S. Grosvenor and published by New Word City. This book was released on 2016-05-13 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ". . . rarely have inventor and invention been better served than in this book." – New York Times Book Review Here, Edwin Grosvenor, American Heritage's publisher and Bell's great-grandson, tells the dramatic story of the race to invent the telephone and how Bell's patent for it would become the most valuable ever issued. He also writes of Bell's other extraordinary inventions: the first transmission of sound over light waves, metal detector, first practical phonograph, and early airplanes, including the first to fly in Canada. And he examines Bell's humanitarian efforts, including support for women's suffrage, civil rights, and speeches about what he warned would be a "greenhouse effect" of pollution causing global warming.
Download or read book Reluctant Genius written by Charlotte Gray and published by Skyhorse. This book was released on 2011-08-01 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The popular image of Alexander Graham Bell is that of an elderly American patriarch, memorable only for his paunch, his Santa Claus beard, and the invention of the telephone. In this magisterial reassessment based on thorough new research, acclaimed biographer Charlotte Gray reveals Bell’s wide-ranging passion for invention and delves into the private life that supported his genius. The child of a speech therapist and a deaf mother, and possessed of superbly acute hearing, Bell developed an early interest in sound. His understanding of how sound waves might relate to electrical waves enabled him to invent the “talking telegraph” be- fore his rivals, even as he undertook a tempestuous courtship of the woman who would become his wife and mainstay. In an intensely competitive age, Bell seemed to shun fame and fortune. Yet many of his innovations—electric heating, using light to transmit sound, electronic mail, composting toilets, the artificial lung—were far ahead of their time. His pioneering ideas about sound, flight, genetics, and even the engineering of complex structures such as stadium roofs still resonate today. This is an essential portrait of an American giant whose innovations revolutionized the modern world.
Download or read book A Conquest of Solitude written by Robert V. Bruce and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before, during, and after the work that made him famous - his invention of the telephone - Alexander Graham Bell was deeply involved in teaching the deaf. The impetus for this interest was extremely intimate: both his mother and his wife were deaf.
Download or read book Finding Beinn Bhreagh written by Jeanne F. Whyte and published by . This book was released on 2020-07-23 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sounds Out of Silence written by James Alexander Mackay and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) was the son of Melville Bell, inventor of the Visible Speech which revolutionised phonetics and linguistics. He was inspired by his deaf mother to try to communicate with deaf-mutes and teach them to speak. While exploring the mechanism of speech, sound and hearing, he discovered the principles of the telephone, arguably the most important invention of all time, without which the gramophone, radio, television and videophone could not have been possible. The telephone made him wealthy, but Bell went on to invent the iron lung, pioneer aircraft, improve the breeding of sheep and co-found the National Geographic Society. This superb biography follows Bell from his birthplace in Edinburgh to his studies and teaching in London and Europe and thence to riches and fame in the United States of Canada. Set against the colourful backdrop of Victorian Britain and the exhilaration of the New World, Sounds Out of Silence is the definitive story of one of the world's greatest inventors.
Download or read book Alexander Graham Bell written by Catherine Dunlop Mackenzie and published by Boston : Houghton Mifflin. This book was released on 1928 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Alexander Graham Bell written by Michael A. Schuman and published by Enslow Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2014-12-15 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alexander Graham Bell was a Scottish immigrant whose interest in helping the hearing-impaired led him to become not only an influential and respected teacher of the deaf, but the inventor of the telephone. This title examines Bell's life from his roots in Scotland, through his immigration to America, to his teaching experiences and inventions, his success with the telephone, and his later work toward inventing a flying machine. It highlights Bell's personal life and dedication to helping people, showing how he used his talents to help such famous Americans as Helen Keller and President James A. Garfield, who had been shot by an assassin.
Download or read book Alexander Graham Bell written by Jennifer Kroll and published by Teacher Created Materials. This book was released on 2010-09-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alexander Graham Bell was always trying to invent new things! In this biography that has been translated into Spanish, readers will learn about Alexander's life as a teacher and inventor of such incredible inventions as the telephone, record player, and metal detector. Colorful images, supportive text, an interesting timeline, and a helpful glossary, table of contents, and index combine to give readers an inspiring look into the life of Alexander Bell.
Download or read book Alexander Graham Bell and the Telephone written by Jennifer Fandel and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2006-07 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In graphic novel format, tells the story of how Alexander Graham Bell came up with the telephone, and how his invention changed the way people communicate"--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book Alexander Graham Bell written by Naomi Pasachoff and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1996-08-29 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alexander Graham Bell forever changed the world. The telephone and his many other landmark inventions rank among the most transforming and enduring of the modern era. But it was his work with the deaf, teaching as well as inventing tools to ease communication, that he considered his life's work. The son of a speech therapist father and hearing impaired mother, his stellar achievements in sound reproduction and aviation give proof that he fit his own definition of an inventor. He said, "An inventor a man who looks upon the world and is not contented with things as they are. He wants to improve whatever he sees, he wants to benefit the world." This is a compelling biography of a true scientific visionary. Oxford Portraits in Science is an on-going series of scientific biographies for young adults. Written by top scholars and writers, each biography examines the personality of its subject as well as the thought process leading to his or her discoveries. These illustrated biographies combine accessible technical information with compelling personal stories to portray the scientists whose work has shaped our understanding of the natural world.
Download or read book Alexander Graham Bell written by Stephanie Sammartino McPherson and published by Lerner Publications. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to the life and career of the inventor Alexander Graham Bell.
Download or read book Alexander Graham Bell written by Jennifer Groundwater and published by Formac Publishing Company. This book was released on 2018-06 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1876, at only 29 years old, Alexander Graham Bell completed the invention that would turn him into a household name: the telephone. What began as a tool for his deaf students, the device would ultimately change the way people communicate forever. Driven by a keen scientific mind and a desire to find new ways to assist people, Bell produced groundbreaking inventions in an astonishing range of fields, including aviation and medicine. Jennifer Groundwater tells the story of his most important discoveries, and his passionate, lifelong quest to improve the way things work. This new illustrated edition offers 50+ visuals including blueprints, artifacts, and behind-the-scenes photos of Bell developing inventions.
Download or read book Who Was Alexander Graham Bell written by Bonnie Bader and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-10-31 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did you know that Bell's amazing invention--the telephone--stemmed from his work on teaching the deaf? Both his mother and wife were deaf. Or, did you know that in later years he refused to have a telephone in his study? Bell's story will fascinate young readers interested in the early history of modern technology!
Download or read book Alexander Graham Bell written by Stephen Feinstein and published by Enslow Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2008 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the life of Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of numerous devices, including the telephone.
