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Alexander Graham Bell

  1. The Very First Recordings Of The Human Voice Revealed
    ArtsJournal logo ArtsJournal 1 day ago

    "It must have been excruciating for the National Museum of American History's archivists to have the earliest known recordings of the human voice but not to be able to listen to them. The records, made in the Volta Lab of Alexander Graham Bell in the...

  2. Alexander Bell's Deaf Wife
    About.com: Deafness logo About.com: Deafness 2 days ago

    Valentine's Day may be over, but love stories are forever. The deaf daughter of the first president of National Geographic married Alexander Graham Bell. He was her speech therapist at the time they fell in love. National Geographic honored their memory...

  3. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago
    This image released Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012, shows a page of an 1878 letter sent to his parents by Alexander Graham Bell. The drawing and accompanying discussion instructs how to ground the telephone Bell had invented. The letter is being auctioned by...

    This image released Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012, shows a page of an 1878 letter sent to his parents by Alexander Graham Bell. The drawing and accompanying discussion instructs how to ground the telephone Bell had invented. The letter is being auctioned by... View Photo »

  4. The anti-poverty pioneers, as they’re called, who create these inventions are really people like you and me. You don’t have to be an Albert Einstein or an Alexander Graham Bell to change the world. You just have to have the passion and make the right kinds of partnerships to make that happen.
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  5. The earliest recorded sounds
    Economist logo Economist 2 days ago

    MUST have been excruciating for the National Museum of American History's archivists to have the earliest known recordings of the human voice but not to be able to listen to them. The records, made in the Volta Lab of Alexander Graham Bell in the early...

  6. Alexander Graham Bell, in love
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    “He was tall and dark with jet-black hair and eyes, but dressed badly and carelessly,” she said. “I could never marry such a man!” Despite her initial disinterest, she began to grow fond of him during his time as her speech teacher and their...

  7. Alexander Graham Bell in Love
    National Geographic Traveler logo National Geographic Traveler 3 days ago

    Alexander was fascinated with other inventions, such as flying machines and hydrofoil technology. “Every day I see something new in him to love and admire,” she said. “It is wonderful that he should be so clever…so utterly without conceit of any kind.” ...

  8. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago
    This image released Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012, shows front of an 1878 envelope sent to his parents by Alexander Graham Bell. The letter contains a drawing and instructions how to ground the telephone Bell had invented. The letter is being auctioned by...

    This image released Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012, shows front of an 1878 envelope sent to his parents by Alexander Graham Bell. The letter contains a drawing and instructions how to ground the telephone Bell had invented. The letter is being auctioned by... View Photo »

  9. From Andrew Carnegie and Alexander Graham Bell to David Dunbar Buick and Ginger Rogers, Scottish-Americans have strengthened our bonds of friendship and cooperation.
    SOURCE: News Blaze 2 months ago
  10. Alexander Graham Bell
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  11. Today in history: Arizona is 48th state
    Boston.com logo Boston.com 3 days ago

    In 1859, Oregon was admitted to the Union as the 33rd state. In 1862, Confederate President Jefferson Davis signed a proclamation making Arizona a Confederate territory. In 1876, inventors Alexander Graham Bell and Elisha Gray applied separately for...

  12. Today in History
    San Diego Union-Tribune logo San Diego Union-Tribune 3 days ago

    In 1859, Oregon was admitted to the Union as the 33rd state. In 1862, Confederate President Jefferson Davis signed a proclamation making Arizona a Confederate territory. In 1876, inventors Alexander Graham Bell and Elisha Gray applied separately for...

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About Alexander Graham Bell

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Alexander Graham Bell (3 March 1847 – 2 August 1922) was an eminent scientist, inventor and innovator who is credited with inventing the first practical telephone. Full Article

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This image released Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012, shows front of an 1878 envelope sent to his parents by Alexander Graham Bell. The letter contains a drawing and instructions how to ground the telephone Bell had invented. The letter is being auctioned by Amherst, N.H. , dealer RRAuction.
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  1. This image released Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012, shows front of an 1878 envelope sent to his parents by Alexander Graham Bell. The letter contains a drawing and instructions how to ground the telephone Bell had invented. The letter is being auctioned by Amherst, N.H. , dealer RRAuction. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

    This image released Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012, shows front of an 1878 envelope sent to his parents by Alexander Graham Bell. The letter contains a drawing and instructions how to ground the telephone Bell had invented. The letter is being auctioned by Amherst, N.H. , dealer RRAuction.

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  2. Curator Carlene Stephens shows some recordings by Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell and Emile Berliner during a news conference at Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington, Tuesday Dec. 13, 2011. Early sound recordings by telephone inventor Alexander Graham... AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 months ago

    Curator Carlene Stephens shows some recordings by Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell and Emile Berliner during a news conference at Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington, Tuesday Dec. 13, 2011. Early sound recordings by telephone inventor Alexander Graham...

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  3. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Scientists Carl Haber shows the frequencies of the sound recorded in 1885 by Alexander Graham Bell at Volta Laboratory, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011, during a news conference at Library of Congress in Washington. Early sound recordings by telephone... AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 months ago

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Scientists Carl Haber shows the frequencies of the sound recorded in 1885 by Alexander Graham Bell at Volta Laboratory, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011, during a news conference at Library of Congress in Washington. Early sound recordings by telephone...

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  4. A lid to tin box deposited at Smithsonian Institution Oct. 19, 1881 by Volta Associates is displayed during a news conference at Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington, Tuesday Dec. 13, 2011. Early sound recordings by telephone inventor Alexander Graham Bell and... AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 months ago

    A lid to tin box deposited at Smithsonian Institution Oct. 19, 1881 by Volta Associates is displayed during a news conference at Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington, Tuesday Dec. 13, 2011. Early sound recordings by telephone inventor Alexander Graham Bell and...

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  5. A Thomas Edison tinfoil phonograph recording, about 1878, is seen during a news conference at Smithsonian's American Museum in Washington, Tuesday Dec. 13, 2011. Early sound recordings by telephone inventor Alexander Graham Bell and others that had been packed way at the Smithsonian... AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 months ago

    A Thomas Edison tinfoil phonograph recording, about 1878, is seen during a news conference at Smithsonian's American Museum in Washington, Tuesday Dec. 13, 2011. Early sound recordings by telephone inventor Alexander Graham Bell and others that had been packed way at the Smithsonian...

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  6. A telephone hangs on the wall inside the St. Louis Cardinals' dugout Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. After Cardinals manager Tony La Russa wasn't able to properly communicate with his bullpen during Game 5 of baseball's World Series, perhaps it's time for baseball... AP Photo logo AP Photo 3 months ago

    A telephone hangs on the wall inside the St. Louis Cardinals' dugout Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. After Cardinals manager Tony La Russa wasn't able to properly communicate with his bullpen during Game 5 of baseball's World Series, perhaps it's time for baseball...

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This image released Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012, shows front of an 1878 envelope sent to his parents by Alexander Graham Bell. The letter contains a drawing and instructions how to ground the telephone Bell had invented. The letter is being auctioned by Amherst, N.H. , dealer RRAuction.

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  1. The anti-poverty pioneers, as they’re called, who create these inventions are really people like you and me. You don’t have to be an Albert Einstein or an Alexander Graham Bell to change the world. You just have to have the passion and make the right kinds of partnerships to make that happen.
    SOURCE: CBS Philly 1 month ago
  2. From Andrew Carnegie and Alexander Graham Bell to David Dunbar Buick and Ginger Rogers, Scottish-Americans have strengthened our bonds of friendship and cooperation.
    SOURCE: News Blaze 2 months ago
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