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Tough Call: Book Says Bell Ripped Off Rival

Phone inventor likely copied competitor's patent application

By Dustin Lushing,  Newser Staff

Posted Dec 27, 2007 3:34 PM CST

(Newser) – Telephone inventor Alexander Graham Bell ripped off the idea from his rival Elisha Gray, a new book claims. In The Telephone Gambit: Chasing Alexander Graham Bell's Secret, journalist Seth Shulman uncovers evidence that Bell took a sneak peek at Gray's patent documents with the help...   Read full story »

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