Invented by Law : : Alexander Graham Bell and the Patent That Changed America / / Christopher Beauchamp.

Alexander Graham Bell's invention of the telephone in 1876 stands as one of the great touchstones of American technological achievement. Bringing a new perspective to this history, Invented by Law examines the legal battles that raged over Bell's telephone patent, likely the most consequen...

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Place / Publishing House:Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2015]
©2014
Year of Publication:2015
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (240 p.) :; 8 halftones
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • 1. Invention in the Lawyers' World
  • 2. Acts of Invention
  • 3. The Telephone Cases
  • 4. The United States versus Bell
  • 5. Atlantic Crossings
  • 6. Patent the Earth
  • 7. Patents, Firms, and Systems
  • 8. Patents and the Networked Nation
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index