Alexander Graham Bell: A Life

by James A. MacKay

"Fascinating." -The Guardian. The first biography of the inventor to explore fully Bell's humanitarian as well as his scientific works. "Watson, come quickly, I need your help!" With these words, immortalized in textbooks and on film, Alexander Graham Bell ushered in the age of telecommunications, in 1866. As far as most people are concerned, Bell's career as an inventor and scientist ends there. Few alive today realize that until his death in 1922,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471240451
• ISBN13: 9780471240457
• Release Date: February 1998
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.6"