Archive of manuscripts, correspondence, and printed material relating to the development of telephony and late nineteenth-century electrical science

by Francis Blake

$48,000 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books · No longer available

A substantial archive documenting the scientific, technical, and personal life of Francis Blake, Jr., inventor and electrical engineer associated with the early development of the telephone. The material traces Blake’s career from his work with the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey through his experimental work on telephone transmission and his later involvement in patent disputes and the business of telephony. If the Blake name is unrecognizable today, this is no

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