"Mr. Watson, come here, I want you," was the sentence heard 'round the world, as Alexander Graham Bell spoke for the first time through his incredible invention, the telephone.
In March 1876, the ability to communicate by speech across vast distance could not have come at a better time. America was expanding exponentially and the teegraph - with its central station, low bandwidth, and delivery boys - was becomibng inadequate to serve the needs of a burgeoning industrialized nation. In this fascinating record, discover ho Bell's initial interest in telephony stemmed from his desire to find a cure for genetic deafness, and how he might have just been a footnore in history had his lawyer not filed for the patent a mere two hours before his rival Elisha Gray.
This DVD is an episode from The History Channel's Man, Moment, Machine program.
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Category: Science & Technology
Format: DVD (Documentary)
Publisher: The History Channel
Date Published: Jan 15, 2008
Language: English
ISBN: 733961105179
SKU: LT-2628
Dimensions: 5.50 x 7.50 x 0.50 (in)
Weight: 4.20 oz