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  1. Alexander Graham Bell (/ ˈ ɡ r eɪ. ə m /, born Alexander Bell; March 3, 1847 – August 2, 1922) was a Scottish-born Canadian-American inventor, scientist and engineer who is credited with patenting the first practical telephone. He also co-founded the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) in 1885.

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    Alexander Graham Bell was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, on March 3, 1847. Bell’s father was a professor of speech elocution at the University of Edinburghand his mother, despite being deaf, was an accomplished pianist. Young Alexander was an intellectually curious child who studied piano and began inventing things at an early age. Both of his brothe...

    Initially, Bell’s education consisted of homeschooling. Bell didn’t excel academically, but he was a problem solver from an early age. When he was just 12, the young Alexander invented a device with rotating paddles and nail brushes that could quickly remove husks from wheat grain to help improve a farming process. At age 16, Bell began studying th...

    In 1871, Bell started working on the harmonic telegraph — a device that allowed multiple messages to be transmitted over a wire at the same time. While trying to perfect this technology, which was backed by a group of investors, Bell became preoccupied with finding a way to transmit human voice over wires. By 1875, Bell, with the help of his partne...

    The inventor faced a nearly 20-year legal battle with other scientists, including Gray and Meucci, who claimed they created telephone prototypes prior to Bell’s patent. In 1887, the U.S. government moved to withdraw the patent issued to Bell, but after a series of rulings, the Bell company won in a Supreme Courtdecision. While the Bell Company face...

    In addition to the telephone, Bell worked on hundreds of projects throughout his career and received patents in various fields. Some of his other notable inventions were: 1. The metal detector: Bell initially came up with this device to locate a bullet inside of assassinated President James A. Garfield. 2. Photophone: The photophone allowed transmi...

    While Bell is typically known for what he invented, he’s also remembered for what he said and wrote. Some famous quotes attributed to Bell include: • “When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us.” • “A man's own judgment should be the fi...

    Bell died on August 2, 1922, at the age of 75 in Nova Scotia, Canada. The cause of his death was complications from diabetes. He was survived by his wife and two daughters. During Bell’s funeral, every phone in North America was silenced to pay tribute to the inventor. Today, the famous scientist is remembered for his groundbreaking work in sound t...

    Alexander Graham Bell. PBS. History: Alexander Graham Bell. BBC. Alexander Graham Bell. Famous Scientists. Who is credited with inventing the telephone? Library of Congress.

  2. Apr 3, 2014 · Learn about the life and achievements of Alexander Graham Bell, the Scottish-born inventor of the telephone and founder of the Bell Telephone Company. Explore his early experiments, his work with the deaf, his patents, his legal battles and his other inventions.

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  4. Alexander Graham Bell (March 3, 1847 - August 2, 1922) was a Scottish-born British-Canadian-American teacher, scientist, and inventor. He was the founder of the Bell Telephone Company. In 1876, Bell was the first inventor to patent the telephone, and he helped start the Bell Telephone Company with others in July 1877. [1]

    • Alexander Bell, March 3, 1847, Edinburgh, Scotland
  5. May 26, 2022 · Learn about the life and achievements of Alexander Graham Bell, a Scottish-born American inventor, scientist, and engineer who invented the first practical telephone in 1876 and founded the Bell Telephone Company in 1877. Find out how he worked on various other inventions, such as a metal detector, airplanes, and hydrofoils, and how he dedicated his life to hearing and speech research.

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