Weekend on cspan3. Up next on American History tv, Brooklyn Law School professor Chris Beauchamp talks about his new book invented by law Alexander Graham bell and the patent that changed america. He argues that the reason bell is remembered as the inventor of the telephone is because his lawyers. Although others contributed to his invention, bell won out because of america capozzi patent laws. Americas patent laws. Thank you for coming to tonights program. Can you hear me . Now . Tonight. For coming out of courtesy to the speaker, please turn off your electronic devices, he gets even though we are talking about telephones, we do not actually to hear them during the program. [laughter] like this . Ok. Thank you. The 1800s were a time of rough and ready idealism in the United States. Washe federal era transformed into a template for what we know now. It was a time in which are learning to cope with the , steel andught steam electricity and laid the foundations for the 20th century. It w