Alexander Graham Bell
Alexander Graham Bell
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Alexander Graham Bell was born on 3 March 1847 in Edinburgh and educated there and in London.
His father was Alexandre Melville Bell, a leading authority in elocution and speech correction.
His father and grandfather were both authorities on elocution and at the age of 16 Bell himself began researching the mechanics of speech.
In 1870, Bell immigrated with his family to Canada, and the following year he moved to the United States to teach.
There he pioneered a system called visible speech, developed by his father to teach deaf mute children in United States.
In 1872, Bell founded a school in Boston to train teachers of the deaf.
The school subsequently became part of Boston University, Bell was appointed professor of vocal physiology in 1873
He became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1882.
In 1875, Bell had come up with a simple receiver that could turn electricity into sound. Others were working along the same lines, including an Italian American Antonio Meucci. Debate continues as to who should be credited with inventing the telephone.
However, Bell was granted a patent for the telephone on 7 March 1876 and it developed quickly.
Within a year the first telephone exchange was built in Connecticut and the Bell Telephone Company was created in 1877, with Bell the owner of a third of the shares, quickly making him a wealthy man.
In 1885, he acquired land in Nova Scotia and established a summer home there where he continued experimenting, particularly in the field of aviation.
In 1888, Bell was one of the founding members of the National Geographic Society, and served as its president from 1896 to 1904, also helping to establish its journal.
Bell died on 2 August 1922 at his home in Nova Scotia.
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Alexander Graham Bell was born on 3 March 1847 in Edinburgh and educated there and in London.
His father was Alexandre Melville Bell, a leading authority in elocution and speech correction.
His father and grandfather were both authorities on elocution and at the age of 16 Bell himself began researching the mechanics of speech.
In 1870, Bell immigrated with his family to Canada, and the following year he moved to the United States to teach.
There he pioneered a system called visible speech, developed by his father to teach deaf mute children in United States.
In 1872, Bell founded a school in Boston to train teachers of the deaf.
The school subsequently became part of Boston University, Bell was appointed professor of vocal physiology in 1873
He became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1882.
In 1875, Bell had come up with a simple receiver that could turn electricity into sound. Others were working along the same lines, including an Italian American Antonio Meucci. Debate continues as to who should be credited with inventing the telephone.
However, Bell was granted a patent for the telephone on 7 March 1876 and it developed quickly.
Within a year the first telephone exchange was built in Connecticut and the Bell Telephone Company was created in 1877, with Bell the owner of a third of the shares, quickly making him a wealthy man.
In 1885, he acquired land in Nova Scotia and established a summer home there where he continued experimenting, particularly in the field of aviation.
In 1888, Bell was one of the founding members of the National Geographic Society, and served as its president from 1896 to 1904, also helping to establish its journal.
Bell died on 2 August 1922 at his home in Nova Scotia.