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"Telephone technology is brought to life with photo-driven design, clear text, and an integrated timeline, making this an excellent resource on the history of landlines and cell phones for elementary students. Once upon a time, no one carried a phone around. Phones plugged into a wall and you could only move as far as the cord let you. And it basically stayed that way for 100 years! When we finally got cordless phones, you still had to stay in your...
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"This volume marks the progression of communication technology from yesterday's telegraph and Morse Code to today's state-of-the-art smartphones. Science innovators, engineers and entrepreneurs are profiled and page spreads are designed with chronological technology benchmarks. With clear text, timelines and abundant images, the changes that technology has brought to our daily lives are examined along with 'A Different View' sidebars that discuss...
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Ellen Lark is on the verge of marriage when she and her fiancé receive an unexpected visit from Alexander Graham Bell. Ellen is deaf and for a time she was Bell's student learning visible speech. During their lessons, Bell also confided in her about his dream of producing a device that would transmit the human voice along a wire: the telephone. Now, on the cusp of wealth and renown, Bell wants Ellen to speak up in support of his claim to the patent...
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"Most people take having a telephone for granted, but it wasn't that long ago that folks had to communicate in person or through letters. Learn about the great minds that invented the telephone. This historic look at telephone technology explores how forms of communication developed over time--from the Pony Express to Samuel Morse's telegraph to Alexander Graham Bell's telephone to today's smartphones"--Back cover.
16) Telephone
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This title explores the world-changing invention of the telephone and how it revolutionized the way people communicate. This title is at a Level 3 and is written specifically for transitional readers.