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odds & ends; The Garibaldi-Meucci Museum

Posted on January 25, 2012 by

Antonio Meucci, rarely mentioned in history books, is considered to be the true inventor of the telephone.  Meucci filed for a preliminary patent application for his ”teletrofono” in 1871 but was hampered by a lack of funds and command of the  … Continue reading →

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