Reluctant Genius: Alexander Graham Bell and the Passion for Invention
Charlotte Gray
480 pages, Hardcover
ISBN: 1559708093
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Language: English
Publish: August 16, 2006
AmericanAmerican HistoryBiographyBiography MemoirCanadaEngineeringHistoryNonfictionScienceTechnology
Draws on new research to offer insight into the prestigious inventor’s private life, as well as his passionate drive for new innovations, discussing the influence of his speech therapist father and deaf mother on his work, his tempestuous relationship with his wife, and his avoidance of fame and fortune. 15,000 first printing.