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Who Really Invented the Telephone
By Miles Orvin
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Description
From a cramped workshop on Staten Island, Meucci worked tirelessly to turn compassion into technology. His goal wasn't fame or fortune-it was love. When illness confined his wife to her bedroom, he built a way for her voice to reach him through walls, through distance, through silence. Out of that devotion came the foundation for modern communication. Yet when opportunity arose, fate turned against him. His prototypes were lost, his notes pawned, his idea stolen, and history written without him.
Blending vivid storytelling with historical insight, this book traces Meucci's journey from hope to heartbreak-and the quiet redemption that arrived long after his death. It reveals not only the origins of one of humanity's greatest inventions but also the moral question that still echoes today: who truly owns an idea? In the end, Meucci's voice travels farther than any empire of wealth or patents-reaching across centuries, carried by the invention that once betrayed him.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
196
Release Date:
2026-01-15
Publication Date:
2025-12-03
Publisher:
Lulu.com
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
1105952096
ISBN13:
9781105952098
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
Weight:
217 g
Height:
127 cm
Width:
203 cm
Thickness:
11 cm
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