Using history to teach invention and design: The case of the telephone

Science and Education

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 173-201

  Gorman, Michael E ^a   Kirby Robinson, J ^b  

^a University of Virginia   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 54649083852     PISSN: 09267220     EISSN: 15731901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008634315698     Document Type: Article

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