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Edison: His Life and Inventions: The Telephone, Motograph, and Microphone
This site offers the text of a book by Frank Dyer and Thomas Martin published in 1929 on the inventions of Thomas Edison. This particular page discusses Alexander Graham Bell's development of the telephone and the controversy over Thomas...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: String Telephone
Discover how sound vibrations travel across a string by making a telephone from paper cups, string and paper clips.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "A Telephonic Conversation" by Mark Twain
The full text of the short "A Telephonic Conversation" by Mark Twain. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Zip Code and Telephone Research
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will research appropriate Internet websites to locate zip codes and telephone numbers for local businesses.
National Inventors Hall of Fame
National Inventors Hall of Fame: Alexander Graham Bell: Telephone
Biographical information and a photograph of Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone.
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: More About Bell
Part of the larger site about Alexander Graham Bell from the series, American Experience, this biography focuses mainly on his education and experimentation which resulted in his development of the telephone. Included is information...
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High School Operations Research: Torn Shirts Inc.: Telephone Orders
A group of high school students need help determining how they will make the most profit selling T-shirts. They use data to analyze a business problem and apply probability concepts.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: String Telephones
Students investigate how sound travels through string and air. First, they analyze the sound waves with a paper cup attached to a string. Then, they combine the string and cup with a partner to model a string telephone. Finally, they are...
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Lemelson Center's Invention at Play: Alexander Graham Bell
A summary of Alexander Graham Bell's telephone invention.
Library of Congress
Loc: Bell's Photophone
Learn about the very first telephone call, placed by Alexander Graham Bell on June 3rd, 1880.
Curated OER
Antique Telephone History Web Site
Comprehensive site that covers all facets of telephone history: information on A.G. Bell, pictures of antique telephones, and more!
Curated OER
Antique Telephone History Web Site
Comprehensive site that covers all facets of telephone history: information on A.G. Bell, pictures of antique telephones, and more!
Curated OER
Antique Telephone History Web Site
Comprehensive site that covers all facets of telephone history: information on A.G. Bell, pictures of antique telephones, and more!
Curated OER
Antique Telephone History Web Site
Comprehensive site that covers all facets of telephone history: information on A.G. Bell, pictures of antique telephones, and more!
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Dj Zone: What to Say When Someone Calls
This site gives great tips for answering the phone in the most efficient and polite manner possible. Pretty good overview of basic telephone skills.
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