The telephone

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bell, Alexander Graham, 1847-1922

Contributor:

Bolton, Frank, 1830-1887

Langdon, William Edward, 1832-1905

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"The telephone: a lecture entitled Researches in electric telephony" by Alexander Graham Bell is a scientific publication delivered in the late 19th century. The book contains an account of Bell's experiments and discoveries related to electric telephony, focusing particularly on the principles and mechanisms behind sound production through electrical means. It reflects a period of significant scientific advancement and innovation in telecommunications. In this lecture, Bell discusses his extensive research into the mechanics of sound and speech, building on previous studies including those by his father and other scientists. He explains the various types of electrical currents that can produce sound and details his development of the telephone, including the use of tuning-forks and the invention of apparatus that captures and conveys articulate speech electrically. Bell recounts the experimental process that led to the first successful transmission of vocal sounds over a distance, highlighting both his successes and the challenges faced in perfecting the technology that would ultimately revolutionize communication. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Produced by Chris Curnow, Paul Marshall and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 58.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.

Release date is 2017-10-21