In her debut novel, Swedish pop star Annika Norlin spins a tale about a woman who, like Thoreau, seeks a simple life away ...

But 149 years after the very first telephonic communication − when Bell's voice first crackled over the wires, on March 10, ...

In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell was granted a patent for the telephone. In 1918, Finland signed a peace treaty with Germany ...

Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1847, Bell came from a family where communication was more than just talking—it was a science ...

In fact, much of the experimentation and research to develop the first telephone happened in Boston, leading up to the ...

Alexander Graham Bell changed the face of communication technology with the invention of the telephone. He transmitted the ...

Celebrate Alexander Graham Bell Day on March 7, honouring the inventor of the first telephone nearly 150 years ago.

On March 7, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell receives a patent for his revolutionary new invention: the telephone. This is another master stroke for the scientific community of the day.

If Alexander Graham Bell were around today, that might be how he'd summon his intrepid assistant, Thomas Watson. Of course, for some oldheads that message might take a minute to decipher ...