An Analysis Of Bell's Invention Of The Telephone

In 1871, Bell moved to Boston, where he opened a school for teachers of the deaf. He began a series of experiments using electronic devices to copy human speech. Bell discovered that speech could be transformed into electricity, transmitted by wire, and converted back into spoken words. On March 10, 1876, he spoke the first complete sentence ever transmitted by telephone: “ Watson, come here. I want you.” Although other inventions would follow, Bell will always be remembered for his invention of the telephone. Bell died on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada, on August 2,