Product Description: The book covers the development of the telephone from its inception up to the introduction of the first plastic instruments. The numerous inventions which made this evolution possible are described in non-technical language as are the artistic movements, the fashions and the social changes of the period which influenced telephone design...read more

Product Description: In a light-hearted look at how 20th century designers have transformed this everyday item into an object of desire, Clark discusses how shape, size, colour and mate rials are used in phone design, and asks whether there is an ultimate phone. '

Exploring the invention of an object we largely take for granted today, this book recounts Alexander Graham Bell's discovery that human voices could be sent over telegraph wires, eventually resulting in a communications revolution. (view table of contents)

A brief introduction to the life of the man who invented the telephone.

Explores the advances made in electronic verbal communication, from Bell's early invention to the 1.3 billion cell phones in use today.

Product Description: Great Inventions is a captivating chronicle of major technological advances that have shaped everyday life over the past two centuries. Each book provides an in-depth look at the dedicated individuals behind each invention, a history of each invention's development, and its present-day use and continuing evolution...read more

A history of the telephone, from its beginnings as an improvement upon the telegraph to its current mobile state, also discusses its impact upon society as a means of communication.

Product Description: Why was a bell added to the telephone? What did telephone operators do in the past? When was the cell phone invented? Take a journey through time and discover the amazing history of the telephone!

Product Description: Elizabeth Raum looks at the history of the telephone. Readers will learn what life was like before telephones existed and how they developed through time into what they are today. They will discover how telephones are used and how they have changed people's lives.

Documents the illicit beginnings of the lucrative telephone monopoly, revealing how Bell's journals acknowledged his illegal copying of Elisha Gray's invention in order to secure what would become the nation's most valuable patent. 15,000 first printing.

Product Description: This book tells the story of the invention of the telephone, including the key players, setbacks along the way, and moments of discovery.

Product Description: A level 2 Amicus Reader that discusses turn-of-the-century American schools and how they are different from the early 1900s to today. Includes Whats Different? photo quiz.

Product Description: The invention of the telephone was one of the most important scientific breakthroughs in modern history. Readers learn the story of Alexander Graham Bell's life and discover the events that led to the invention of a technological marvel that forever changed the way people communicate, and that is still important to us today...read more

Eight-year-old Arun waits impatiently while international adoption paperwork is completed so that he can meet his new baby sister from India.

Product Description: This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.

In The First Telephone, discover Alexander Graham Bell's story and his determination to be the first to invent a transmitter to carry a spoken message that would transform communications. With the help of Thomas Watson, Bell perseveres and records his step-by-step progress against the wishes of his sponsors. With Elisha Gray and many others are submitting patents too, the race is on.DK Adventures is a nonfiction series for kids ages 8-11 featuring visually rich theme spreads, and fascinating facts that help kids build their skills in vocabulary, grammar, comprehension, and critical thinking while developing a love of reading. Designed to keep interest high, build knowledge, and enrich the reading experience with fascinating background information, each title in the DK Adventures series is filled with information yet eminently accessible, and available in a wide range of kid-favorite topics including rain forests, animals, rocks, and shipwrecks.