Download or read book The Telephone Gambit: Chasing Alexander Graham Bell's Secret written by Seth Shulman and published by W. W. Norton. This book was released on 2009-01-07 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A stellar example of historical investigation at its probing best."—Chuck Leddy, Boston Globe Throughout his career, Alexander Graham Bell, one of the world's most famous inventors, was plagued by a secret: he stole the key idea behind the invention of the telephone. While researching at MIT, science journalist Seth Shulman scrutinized Bell's journals and within them found the smoking gun: a hint of deeply buried historical deception. Delving further into Bell's life, Shulman unearthed the surprising story behind the telephone, a tale of romance, corruption, and unchecked ambition.