Alexander Graham Bell

BIRTH AND DEATH Born March 3, 1847

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK Died August 2, 1922(1922-

08-02) (aged 75)Beinn Bhreagh, Nova Scotia, Canada

Cause of death Complications from diabetes

TELEPHONEoinstrument which converts sound, specifically the human voiceo 1878: Bell had set up the first telephone exchange in New Haven, Connecticut.o 1884: long distance connections were made between Boston, Massachusetts and New York City.

Other inventionsAlexander continued to invent other

things for example he:o developed a method of making

phonograph records on a wax disc.o made an iron breathing lung, and a

device for locating icebergs at sea. o experimented with sheep. He was

interested in kites that could lift a man, o invented a hydrofoil which set a world

speed record of over 70 miles per hour.

ATTITUDES I feel that Alexander has a lot of Perseverance as even when the judges ignored him he still persevered and did not give up.

LIKES

oHe was kind and had a nice heart for the deaf.

Interesting facts about the telephoneThe telephones ability to pick up speech at various distances from the mouth is tested in a sound-proof room. A loud-speaker inside the dummy head emits typical human words and sounds.