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"sat down with Mr. Bell, 39, and his assistant Thomas Watson, 22, and asked them to explain why they shouldn’t be condemned to a slow, painful death. ME: The telephone seems like letter-writing without the paper and pen. Is there any message that can’t wait for a passenger pigeon? BELL: Possibly the message I’d like to deliver to you right now. ME: Did you know you were designing a toy for bored housewives and the indolent rich? BELL: Actually, I was trying to help deaf people."
Fritinancy: Ms. Dowd Interviews the Inventor of the Telephone
