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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 33. Chapters: Volta Laboratory and Bureau, Lawrenceville School, Salve Regina University, Custom House Tower, James J. Hill House, Elm Court, Rough Point, Peabody and Stearns, Motor Square Garden, Chancellor's Residence, Middlesex School, Dorchester Heights, Bayley House, Kragsyde, Bangor Public Library, Henry Bradlee Jr. House, Plum Orchard, Vinland Estate, Rockhurst, Duluth Depot, Wheatleigh. Excerpt: The Volta Laboratory and the Volta Bureau, also associated with and variously known as the Alexander Graham Bell Laboratory, the Bell Carriage House and the Bell Laboratory, were created in Georgetown, Washington, D.C. by Alexander Graham Bell. The Volta Laboratory was founded in 1880-1881 with Charles Sumner Tainter and Bell's cousin, Chichester Bell, for the research and development of telecommunication, phonograph and other technologies. Using funds generated by the laboratory, Bell later founded the Volta Bureau in 1887 "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge relating to the deaf," and merged with the American Association for the Promotion and Teaching of Speech to the Deaf (AAPTSD) in 1908. It was renamed as the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf in 1956 and then the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in 1999. The current building, a U.S. National Historic Landmark, was constructed in 1893 under the direction of Alexander Graham Bell to serve as a center of information for deaf and hard of hearing persons. Bell, best known for receiving the first telephone patent in 1876, was also a prominent figure of his generation in the education of the deaf. His grandfather, father and elder brother were teachers of speech and the younger Bell worked with them. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Bell moved to Canada with his family in 1870 following the deaths of his brothers, and a year later m...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781155477213
  • Publisher: Books LLC, Wiki Series
  • Publisher Imprint: Books LLC, Wiki Series
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 34
  • Spine Width: 2 mm
  • Weight: 82 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1155477219
  • Publisher Date: 15 Aug 2011
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: VOLTA Laboratory and Bureau, Lawrenceville School, Salve Regina University, Custom House Tower
  • Width: 189 mm


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