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On my computer screen, courtesy of the library of congress, was a highresolution, digital reproduction of alexander graham bells laboratory notebook from 187576, exactly as he had written it in his own hand. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. John steele gordon, wall street journal throughout his career, alexander graham bell, one of the worlds most famous inventors, was plagued by a secret. The telephone gambit chasing alexander graham bells secret. Chasing alexander graham bells secret by seth shulman. Seth shulman talked about his book the telephone gambit. Chasing alexander graham bells secret by seth shulman available from rakuten kobo. Chasing alexander graham bell s secret by seth shulman book condition. While researching alexander graham bell at mits dibner institute, seth shulman scrutinized bells journals and within them he found the smoking gun, a hint of deeply buried historical intrigue. Possible ex library copy, will have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Seth shulman takes us along in his personal experiences in pursuing the facts, which lead. Alexander bell stole telephone idea the economic times. Chasing alexander graham bell s secret by seth shulman. The telephone gambit chasing alexander graham bell s.
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