Bell Telephone System's Preeminent Role in the Growth of Industrial Design

by Ralph O. Meyer and Russell A. Flinchum

Histories of design pay scant attention to the corded telephone, which played an immeasurable role in early communication. Although the Bell System, with many Nobel Prizes, is justly acknowledged for its technical prowess, it should also be recognized for its early and considerable impact on the developing discipline of industrial design. In 1930, young Henry Dreyfuss, who would later become known as a pioneer of industrial design, was retained by...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1626711089
• ISBN13: 9781626711082
• Release Date: May 2025
• Publisher: Purdue University Press
• Length: 212 Pages