Alexander graham bell. Inventor of the telephone

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*Born: March 3, 1847 *Parents: Alexander Melville Bell and Elisa Grace

*Born: March 3, 1847
*Parents: Alexander Melville Bell and Elisa Grace Symonds
*Siblings:

2 brothers, Melville and Edward

Alexander Graham Bell

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Alexander Graham Bell grew up in Edinburgh, Scotland with his family. Childhood

Alexander Graham Bell grew up in Edinburgh, Scotland with his family.

Childhood

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Learning From the Family As a child, Bell inherited a musical

Learning From the Family
As a child, Bell inherited a musical talent

from his mother, who was a musician and also a portrait painter.

He was taught by his grandfather and father about public speaking.

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Hello Grandpa! When Bell was 13 years old, he spent a

Hello Grandpa!

When Bell was 13 years old, he spent a

year with his grandfather in London. To Graham, this year was the “turning point of his life.”
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Bell read books in the library about Herman von Helmholtz, a

Bell read books in the library about Herman von Helmholtz,

a German scientist who experimented with electrical vibrations to make vowel sounds.

Herman von Helmholtz

He researched his experiments so that someday he might be able to reconstruct them in his own home.

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Early Life At the Age of 16, Graham began to teach

Early Life

At the Age of 16, Graham began to

teach music and speech at a boys school. Years later, Bell started teaching his fathers visual speech to deaf and hearing impaired children.

Bell at age 29

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Tuberculosis-1870 In 1870, Bell’s two brothers died of tuberculosis. Since Bell

Tuberculosis-1870


In 1870, Bell’s two brothers died of tuberculosis.

Since Bell

was also threatened his family decided to move to a healthier environment, Canada.
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After Graham was safe from catching the disease, his job led

After Graham was safe from catching the disease, his job

led him to be a physiology professor at Boston University in the United States.

Hello Boston! Good-bye Canada!

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While Bell was in Massachusetts, he invented the harmonic telegraph, an

While Bell was in Massachusetts, he invented the harmonic telegraph,

an instrument that makes it possible to send multiple telegraphs on one line.

Boston University

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On March 7, 1876, Bell recieved his patent for the telephone. The Telephone is Patented

On March 7, 1876, Bell recieved his patent for the

telephone.

The Telephone is Patented

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“Mr.Watson, come here, I want you.” On March 10, 1876, Alexander

“Mr.Watson, come here, I want you.”


On March 10, 1876,

Alexander Graham Bell was in his testing room with his partner, Watson.
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The experiment they were working with had reeds that were thin

The experiment they were working with had reeds that were

thin and steel. One of the reeds was stuck so Watson plucked it to try to fix it.

Reeds

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When he did, Graham heard the vibration clearly through the newly invented ‘telephone’. Successful!

When he did, Graham heard the vibration clearly through the

newly invented ‘telephone’.

Successful!

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A Sad day in History On August 2, 1922, Alexander Graham

A Sad day in History

On August 2, 1922, Alexander Graham

Bell died at his home in Baddek Nova Scotia.