Alexander Graham Bell

The biography of the teacher of the deaf who, through his knowledge of music and human speech and hearing, invented the Telephone.

Bell felt that flight would be an effective way to bring people together. Forming the Aerial Experiment Association and working with a team of aviation pioneers such as Glenn H. Curtiss; Bell's Red Wing was able to make the first public demonstration of powered human flight in North America. Unlike the deadly Wright Flyer, the Red Wing could take-off under its own power without the need of a supplementary catapult, and could make turns safely. One of Bell's aviation inventions, the aileron, is used on all aircraft to this day. Bell also experimented with hydrofoils; culminating in the marine speed record setting HD-4.

CONTENTS:

Foreword

• Alexander Graham Bell
• Exploring the World of Speech
• Graham Bell Goes to Boston
• Toward the Telephone Idea
• The Sound is Heard
• Pioneering in Many Fields
• Bell's Legacy to the World