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Lemelson Center's Invention at Play: Alexander Graham Bell

For Students 9th - 10th
A summary of Alexander Graham Bell's telephone invention.
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US National Archives

Nara: Teaching With Documents: Telephone and Light Patent Drawings

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson plan about Alexander Graham Bell's patent for the telephone and Thomas Edison's patent for the electric lamp. Contains good background information and historically pertinent documents. It also discusses the role corporations...
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Lemelson Center's Invention at Play: Sketch From Bell's Notebook

For Students 9th - 10th
View a sketch from Bell's notebook from 1876. From a collection Bell's papers at the Library of Congress.
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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Bell Telephone 1876

For Students 9th - 10th
Acoustics, variable resistance and allegations of foul play contribute to the exciting story of the invention of the telephone.