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"""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."

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SETH SHULMAN is an author, editor and journalist specialising in issues in science, technology and the environment. His most recent books include Unlocking the Sky and Owning the Future.

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