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EPISODE · Jan 9, 2008 · 24 MIN

Whose Phone Is It, Anyway: Did Bell Steal The Invention?

from Science Talk · host Scientific American

In this episode, journalist and author Seth Shulman talks about his new book, The Telephone Gambit, in which he produces compelling evidence that Alexander Graham Bell plagiarized a key element of the telephone. Plus we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Websites mentioned on this episode include: sethshulman.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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