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The Three Other Fathers of The Telephone
We were taught in school that Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. But there are some things even school doesn't ...
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The first ever phone call happened on this day in Boston 149 years ago. Here's the story
Many know the story of the telephone's invention by Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Watson, ending in the call with the famous words "Mr. Watson, come here. I want to see you." However ...
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How Alexander Graham Bell Helped Helen Keller Defy the Odds
Eclipsed by his fame as the inventor of the telephone, phonograph, metal detector, and early forms of the hydrofoil (among other machines) is the extensive work that Alexander Graham Bell did with ...
Alexander Graham Bell Day: The man who made long-distance gossip possible
Alexander Graham Bell. The name alone evokes the image of an old-school inventor, sleeves rolled up, fiddling with wires and ...
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Hello: Why do we say "Hello" first on picking up the phone? The story behind this is very interesting..
The phone has now become an important part of our life. We depend on the phone to talk to each other. Now if you have noticed ...
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Who Was Alexander Graham Bell?
As Alexander Graham Bell Day approaches, let's take a closer look at how the iconic inventor cemented himself in the history books. Bell was born on March 3, 1847, in Edinburgh, Scotland ...
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On This Day, March 7: Alexander Graham Bell gets 1st telephone patent
March 7 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell was granted a patent for the telephone. In 1918, Finland signed a peace treaty with Germany shortly after declaring ...