Alex Graham BellAlex Graham Bell

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Alex Graham Bell.Alex Graham Bell.

He was born on March the 3He was born on March the 3rd,rd, 1847 in 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He died on in 1922 Edinburgh, Scotland. He died on in 1922 August the 2August the 2ndnd

At the age of 5, he didn’t have his middle At the age of 5, he didn’t have his middle name “ Graham” until his 11name “ Graham” until his 11thth birthday; birthday; his dad gave him the name Graham.his dad gave him the name Graham.

Bell became an excellent pianist at a Bell became an excellent pianist at a young age. young age.

Philip ReisPhilip Reis

When Alexander was a young man at When Alexander was a young man at university in Edinburgh.university in Edinburgh.

In a laboratory there was a piece of equipment In a laboratory there was a piece of equipment which had been made by a German teacher which had been made by a German teacher named Philip Reis. It consisted of two boxes named Philip Reis. It consisted of two boxes that were connected by a wire fed from a that were connected by a wire fed from a battery, it would transfer sound.battery, it would transfer sound.

Reis called it a telephone but no one took him Reis called it a telephone but no one took him seriously. seriously.

Alex Graham BellAlex Graham Bell

He and his assistant Thomas Watson He and his assistant Thomas Watson began to work on the telephone in 1817 began to work on the telephone in 1817

On 4On 4thth of march 1876 Bell patented the of march 1876 Bell patented the telephone and three days after he sent telephone and three days after he sent his first spoken message. his first spoken message.

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Iochdar School.Iochdar School.