James Clerk Maxwell Quote

When at last this little instrument appeared, consisting, as it does, of parts every one of which is familiar to us, and capable of being put together by an amateur, the disappointment arising from its humble appearance was only partially relieved on finding that it was really able to talk.


The Telephone (1878)


When at last this little instrument appeared, consisting, as it does, of parts every one of which is familiar to us, and capable of being put...

When at last this little instrument appeared, consisting, as it does, of parts every one of which is familiar to us, and capable of being put...

When at last this little instrument appeared, consisting, as it does, of parts every one of which is familiar to us, and capable of being put...

When at last this little instrument appeared, consisting, as it does, of parts every one of which is familiar to us, and capable of being put...