{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68841923e0a86cc3ab2b2699/690ba149d4fac9e84b0ebf49?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Greatest Patent Heist: What the Telephone Dispute Teaches About Innovation","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/68841923e0a86cc3ab2b2699/1762369731306-fc3828f1-aa6c-42cd-8921-b0ffb9f66ab0.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>A scrunched-up letter pulled from a wastebasket. A race to the patent office with only hours to spare. In this episode, Jamie Dobson unpacks the explosive courtroom drama that decided who really invented the telephone. Was Alexander Graham Bell a visionary genius or a brilliant opportunist who stole Elisha Gray’s ideas? Tune in for a story of ambition, betrayal, and the shocking twist that rewrote technology history.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Find out more about the Visionaries, Rebels and Machines:</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/Visionaries-Rebels-Machines-electrification-cloudification/dp/1917490070/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">BUY THE BOOK HERE</a></li><li>Listen to more episodes of the podcast <a href=\"https://shows.acast.com/visionaries-rebels-and-machines\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here.</a></li><li>Download sample chapters <a href=\"https://www.container-solutions.com/visionaries\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>.</li><li>Ask Jamie questions <a href=\"https://www.container-solutions.com/leadership\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Learn more about our people:</strong></p><ul><li>Jamie Dobson: <a href=\"https://uk.linkedin.com/in/jamie-dobson\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn</a></li><li>Join Jamie’s <a href=\"https://substack.com/@jamiedobson\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Substack</a>&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>If you enjoyed this episode then please either:</strong></p><ul><li>Follow, rate, and review on <a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/visionaries-rebels-and-machines/id1829045240\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts</a></li><li>Follow and rate on <a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/show/15bcjyezTt0epNn1sSMcIT?si=4d06d4218aa840f2\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify</a></li><li>Watch our videos on our <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@ContainerSolutionsOfficial\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube Channel!</a></li></ul>","author_name":"Jamie Dobson"}