A fascinating illustrated biography about Elisha Gray, the second
person to invent the telephone.
Elisha Gray may not have received a patent for inventing the telephone,
but he still made huge advances in the technology people use to
communicate. Despite never completing a formal education, failing as a
dairy farmer, and possibly having the plans for his best invention
stolen by his rival, Alexander Graham Bell, Elisha still went on receive
70 patents for a variety of things including a very early version of
what we now know as a fax machine and the world's first electric musical
instrument! Learn all about the life and inventions of this 19th century
scientist in this exciting book packed full of fun facts, vibrant
illustrations, and interactive activities.