How does this relate to communication?
This topic relates to communication because this entire conflict happened because of communication. (More like a lack thereof) This incident could have been easily avoided, if people had just been more aware. If their lawyers had been in touch (because of the accusations of Bell being at the same convention that Gray was at, so surely he would know of another inventor having a similar idea) then this could have sorted out and they could have worked out a compromise and maybe even could have collaborated on the invention. If they had simply communicated, then maybe there would be two players instead of one. Perhaps the story we’ve always been told would be different.