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Reluctant Genius
Reluctant Genius
Alexander Graham Bell and the Passion for Invention
Gray, Charlotte
Gray, Charlotte
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, 2006
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This biography of Alexander Graham Bell traces his life and career from his childhood in Scotland and moving to the US to his invention of the telephone, in addition to his personal life and health, his work with the deaf, and his many inventions, including a hydrofoil, sonar probe, and precursor to the iron lung. Gray is a historian, teacher, best-selling author, columnist, and radio and television commentator who lives in Canada. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Draws on new research to offer insight into the prestigious inventor's private life, as well as his passionate drive for new innovations, discussing the influence of his speech therapist father and deaf mother on his work, his tempestuous relationship with his wife, and his avoidance of fame and fortune. 15,000 first printing.
Draws on new research to offer insight into the inventor's private life, as well as his passionate drive for new innovations, discussing the influence of his speech therapist father and deaf mother on his work, his tempestuous relationship with his wife,and his avoidance of fame and fortune.
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Bell, Alexander Graham, 1847-1922.
Inventors — United States — Biography.
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New York : Arcade Pub. : Distributed by Hachette Book Group USA, c2006.
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