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Alexander Graham Bell’s optical disc and other inventions

dc.contributor.authorHutt, Dan
dc.date.accessioned2013-08-16T17:01:32Z
dc.date.available2013-08-16T17:01:32Z
dc.date.issued1996
dc.descriptionIncludes b&w illustrations; b&w photographs; bibliographic referenceen_US
dc.description.abstractThe latter part of the 19th century is known to historians as the Gilded Age of Invention. The flurry of inventions created by Alexander Graham Bell is characteristic of the period. when a handful of seemingly heroic individuals laid the groundwork for 20th century technology. While the technological and economic conditions were right for commercialization of the telephone, many of Bell's other ideas such as the optical disc recording faded into obscurity. Unlike his contemporary Thomas Edison, who strictly invented to exploit perceived market demand, Bell's activities were driven by the sometimes random forces of his curiosity. We discuss many of the creations of Nova Scotia's most illustrious resident inventor.en_US
dc.description.abstractLa fin du XIX• siècle est considérée par res historiens comme I'âge d'ordes inventions. La multitude d'inventions d'Alexander Graham Bell est caractéistique de cette époque où une poignée de valeureux chercheurs ont pavlé la voie à la technologie du XX• siècle. À une époque où la technologie et la situation économique étaient propices à la commercialisation du téléphone, bon nombre d'autres idées de Bell, comme l'enregistrement sur disque optique, ont été reléguées dans l'ombre. Contrairement à son homologue de l'époque, Thomas Edison, dont les inventions répondaient aux seuls besoins pressentis du marché, Bell était surtout animé par une curiosité sans barnes. Un grand nombre des inventions du plus illustre résident de la Nouvelle•Ècosse seront abordées ici.
dc.identifier.citationHutt, Dan. (1996). Alexander Graham Bell’s optical disc and other inventions. Proceedings of the Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 41(1-2), 1-12.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10222/35359
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.subjectBell, Alexander Graham, 1847-1922
dc.subjectInventions
dc.subjectOptical disks
dc.subjectHistory of Science
dc.subject19th century inventions
dc.titleAlexander Graham Bell’s optical disc and other inventionsen_US
dc.typeTexten_US

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