| Inventing the Telephone Contributor(s): Banting, Erinn (Author) |
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ISBN: 0778728153 ISBN-13: 9780778728153 Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $27.54 Product Type: Library Binding - Other Formats Published: March 2006 Annotation: This inspiring new series explores revolutionary inventions and their inventors. Breakthrough Inventions features inventors' biographies, interesting facts, and historical photographs. Learn about the invention of items that have had enormous impact on our everyday lives. Children will also be fascinated to read about the contributors who helped create these technologies and how their discoveries have evolved over time. Inventors are developing tooth implants that pick up vibrations from cell phone calls and transfer them to the inner ear. The tooth implant would allow a person to receive a call discreetly, or without others knowing. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology - General - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology - Juvenile Nonfiction | Transportation - Cars & Trucks |
| Dewey: 621.385 |
| LCCN: 2005035442 |
| Series: Breakthrough Inventions |
| Physical Information: 0.32" H x 8.44" W x 11.28" (0.86 lbs) 32 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 106641 Reading Level: 8.1 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This work is intended for ages 9-12. While Alexander Graham Bell won the race to patent the telephone, he was only one among many inventors who explored instant voice communication. This fascinating book describes the evolution of the telephone from the invention of the telegraph by Marconi to the modern day cell phones that have become a popular part of our everyday life. It also takes a close up look at: how the telephone works; early inventors and those who continue to enhance the technology; telephone companies, their products, and competition. |