ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL

EARLY LIFE

• Born on March 3, 1847.
• In Edinburg, Scotland.
• Alexander’s mother, who was nearly deaf, became an accomplished pianist and inspired him to undertake big challenge

EDUCATION

• Alexander was homeschooled, His teacher instilled a curiosity of the world around him. He received one year of education in a private school and two years at Edinburgh’s Royal High School.

THE TELEPHONE

• In 1871, Alexander Graham Bell moved to Boston and began work on a device that would allow for the telegraph transmission of several messages set to different frequencies.
• During his experiments, he became interested in transmitting the human voice over wires. And hired Thomas Watson to help.
• On March 10, 1876, Bell and Watson were successful.
• The Bell Telephone Company was organized on July 9, 1877.

INTERESTING FACTS

• At age 12, while playing with a friend in a grain mill, Alexander noticed the slow process of husking the wheat grain. He went home and built a devise with rotating paddles and nail brushes that easily removed the husks from the grain.
• The first words spoken through the telephone were "Mr. Watson, come here. I want to see you."
• Died August 2,1922.

AWARDS

• Volta Prize
• Legion of Honor
• Albert Medal
• Elliott Cresson Medal in the field of Engineering
• Edison Medal
• a dozen honorary degrees from schools

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SOURCES

• http://www.biography.com/people/alexander-graham-bell-9205497
• http://www.famousscientists.org/alexander-graham-bell/
• http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/alexander-graham-bell-650.php