http://dcmetrocentric.com/2007/10/25/architecture-spotlight-volta-laboratory/ New Buildings, Construction, Destruction, Planning, Real Estate, and Gossip as it happens in the Nation's Capital Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:37:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 http://dcmetrocentric.com/2007/10/25/architecture-spotlight-volta-laboratory/#comment-478 DC Metrocentric » Then&Now: Franklin School Mon, 07 Jan 2008 16:49:08 +0000 http://dcmetrocentric.com/2007/10/25/architecture-spotlight-volta-laboratory/#comment-478 [...] Besides being the site of one of the first public schools, the building also has some major historical significance. In April 1880, Franklin School was the site of a major scientific experiment when Alexander Graham Bell successfully tested his photophone, which transmitted sound over light waves, between the school building and his laboratory nearby on L Street. [...] […] Besides being the site of one of the first public schools, the building also has some major historical significance. In April 1880, Franklin School was the site of a major scientific experiment when Alexander Graham Bell successfully tested his photophone, which transmitted sound over light waves, between the school building and his laboratory nearby on L Street. […]

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