Book Argues That Bell Stole Phone Idea

December 26th, 2007 in Technology / Other
Book Argues That Bell Stole Phone Idea (AP)

This is an undated file photograph of Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone. A new book claims to have definitive evidence of a long-suspected technological crime -- that Alexander Graham Bell stole ideas for the telephone from a rival, Elisha Gray. (AP File Photo)

(AP) -- A new book claims to have definitive evidence of a long-suspected technological crime - that Alexander Graham Bell stole ideas for the telephone from a rival, Elisha Gray.

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