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"Philipp Reis: Inventor of the Telephone" by Silvanus P. Thompson is a biographical sketch written in the late 19th century. This work delves into the life and contributions of Philipp Reis, an often-overlooked inventor, specifically focusing on his development of early telephone technology. The book aims to both celebrate Reis's achievements and provide a fair evaluation of his contributions to communication technology without bias. The opening of the text introduces Philipp Reis’s early life, detailing his upbringing in Gelnhausen and education that fostered his interest in science and languages. It chronicles his journey from a master baker's son to a passionate inventor, highlighting key educational milestones and pivotal moments that shaped his innovative spirit. The narrative begins to weave in his experiments and vision for a device that could transmit sound over distances, ultimately leading to his invention, the "Telephon," setting the stage for the more detailed exploration of his actual work and the recognition it received—or failed to receive—in the scientific community. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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• Chapter 2
• PHILIPP REIS:
• PREFACE.
• PHILIPP REIS.
• CHAPTER II.THE INVENTOR’S APPARATUS.
• CHAPTER III.THE CLAIM OF THE INVENTOR.
• CHAPTER IV.CONTEMPORARY DOCUMENTS.
• [9.]Reis’s Prospectus.
• Chapter 10
• CHAPTER V.TESTIMONY OF CONTEMPORARY WITNESSES.
• APPENDIX I.Comparison of Reis’s Transmitters with Recent Instruments.
• APPENDIX II.On the Variation of Electric Resistance at a Point of Imperfect Contact in a Circuit.
• APPENDIX III.Comparison of Reis’s Receivers with Recent Instruments.
• APPENDIX IV.On the Doctrine of Undulatory Currents.
• ADDITIONAL PREFERENCES CONCERNING REIS’S TELEPHONE.
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• FOOTNOTES:
• Chapter 21
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• Chapter 23

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