Mark LaPorta
asked:
Did anyone else notice that Thomas Edison invented the telephone? (IN the section on HELLO -- heard on the audible version).
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Ivan Zullo
They were testing the readers focus. Test passed, congrats.
JZ
Edison. Such an attention whore.
Tesla could testify to this.
Tesla could testify to this.
James Emmans
Thomas Edison was involved in the Carbon Microphone so played his part in the modern telephone usable over long distance.
Bibliovoracious
Yes I did! Confidence: lost.
Khamael
YES! How could they (author + publisher + editors involved) have overlooked such a significant mistake?!?
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