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Alexander Graham Bell
Inventor
His background
He died in august 2,1922.He was born in 1847.He was 75 years old at death. His father and brother helped him build the first working telephone. His mom and wife were deaf. That made him search farther into speech and hearing to lead him to create a telephone. He was a teacher in sign language
As a child
Alexander Bell was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, on March 3, 1847.[12] The family home was at 16 South Charlotte Street, and has a stone inscription marking it as Alexander Graham Bell's birthplace. He had two brothers: Melville James Bell (1845–70) and Edward Charles Bell (1848–67). Both of his brothers died of tuberculosis.[13] His father was Professor Alexander Melville Bell, and his mother was Eliza Grace (née Symonds).[N 6] Although he was born "Alexander", at age 10, he made a plea to his father to have a middle name like his two brothers.[14][N 7] For his 11th birthday, his father acquiesced and allowed him to adopt the middle name "Graham", chosen out of admiration for Alexander Graham, a Canadian being treated by his father and boarder who had become a family friend.[15] To close relatives and friends he remained "Aleck" which his father continued to call him into later life.[16]
As a teen
During his youth, Alexander Graham Bell experienced strong influences that had a profound effect on his later life. Bell’s hometown of Edinburgh, Scotland, was known as the “Athens of the North,” for its rich culture of arts and science. His grandfather and father were experts on the mechanics of voice and elocution. Alexander’s mother, who was nearly deaf, became an accomplished pianist and inspired him to undertake big challenges
As a adult
Alexander Graham Bell was born on March 3, 1847, in Edinburgh, Scotland. His education was largely received through numerous experiments in sound and the furthering of his father’s work on Visible Speech for the deaf. Bell worked with Thomas Watson on the design and patent of the first practical telephone. In all, Bell held 18 patents in his name alone and 12 that he shared with collaborators. He died on August 2, 1922, in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Greatist Accomplishment
What his pride is in.
When he invented the telephone. He made it possible to communicate over long distance. He said his greatest accomplishment was having a family and a wife and kids. Being a inventor. There is a school named after him because he was a famous inventor.
Where we got are info.
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A Day In History: Alexander Graham Bell
A video of his bio
Who made it
Made by Katelyn Midgley and Josh Jones
2 Things he invented and why
- The telephone why to communicate over long distances.
- The graphophone to take pictures.
Another website we got are info. from
This is a good website that to info.