Lesser-Known Inventions
March, 1984
Unfair as it may seem, history tends to judge a person by one deed—or misdeed. Thus, Marco Polo is remembered only as the man who went to China, ignoring his substantial work in camel dentistry; Albert Einstein will be forever linked to his theory of relativity, even though his theory of spooky space monsters is well worth considering. Nowhere is this more evident than with the world's great inventors, whose lesser-known inventions have never shared the limelight. Until now:Alexander Graham Bell...
