02311cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000590012624500690018526400510025430000470030533600260035233700260037833800360040450000310044050801980047152011570066953400450182665300250187165300290189685600430192599900170196856542UtSlPG20260610134313.0mcr n260607r2018||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a08003088  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aTK1 aThompson, Silvanus P.q(Silvanus Phillips),d1851-191610aPhilipp Reis: Inventor of the Telephone :bA Biographical Sketch 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2018  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2018-02-11  aProduced by Chris Curnow, Chris Jordan and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This
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by The Internet Archive)  a"Philipp Reis: Inventor of the Telephone" by Silvanus P. Thompson is a biographical sketch written in the late 19th century. This work delves into the life and contributions of Philipp Reis, an often-overlooked inventor, specifically focusing on his development of early telephone technology. The book aims to both celebrate Reis's achievements and provide a fair evaluation of his contributions to communication technology without bias.  The opening of the text introduces Philipp Reis’s early life, detailing his upbringing in Gelnhausen and education that fostered his interest in science and languages. It chronicles his journey from a master baker's son to a passionate inventor, highlighting key educational milestones and pivotal moments that shaped his innovative spirit. The narrative begins to weave in his experiments and vision for a device that could transmit sound over distances, ultimately leading to his invention, the "Telephon," setting the stage for the more detailed exploration of his actual work and the recognition it received—or failed to receive—in the scientific community. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aTelephone -- History  aReis, Philipp, 1834-187440uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56542  c97373d97373