Alexander Melville Bell
Sosthenes Behn
Alexander Graham Bell
Telephone inventor and patent holder
American Bell Telephone · Bell Canada · Bell Telephone · Charles Williams Jr. Shop | Associates: Alexander Melville Bell, Emile Berliner, Francis Blake, William Francis Channing, Gardiner Greene Hubbard, Mabel Gardiner Hubbard, Thomas S. Sanders, James J. Storrow, Theodore Newton Vail, Thomas A. Watson, Charles Williams, Jr., Gertrude Mercer McCurdy
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1876
Alexander Graham Bell ( ; 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.
Bell's father, grandfather, and brother had all been associated with work on elocution and speech, and both his mother and wife were deaf, profoundly influencing Bell's life's work. His research on hearing and speech further led him to experiment with hearing devices, which eventually culminated in his… More on Wikipedia →
Timeline events (25)
Bell reveals his work on the harmonic telegraph to Hubbard and Sanders, who agree to fund his efforts
Bell Patent Association formed so Sanders and Hubbard can share in proceeds from Bell's patents
Mabel insists Bell go to the U.S. Centennial Exhibit in Philadelphia, where his phone is a huge hit
