Learn about the man credited with the invention of the first practical
telephone with our Alexander Graham Bell facts for kids. Find out about
his life growing up in Scotland, his move to Canada, his study of
sound and his many experiments and inventions. Read on and enjoy our
range of interesting facts and information related to Alexander Graham
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Alexander Graham Bell was an influential scientist, engineer and inventor.
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He was born on March 3, 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He died on August 2, 1922 at the age of 75.
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He is widely credited with the invention of the first practical telephone.
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Bell’s mother and wife were both deaf, this had a major influence on his work.
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He didn’t have the middle name “Graham” until he turned 11 when
his father gave it to him as a birthday present. He’d earlier asked to
have a middle name like his two brothers.
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Bell became an excellent piano player at a young age.
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When he was 23, Bell and his parents moved to Canada.
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Bell studied the human voice and worked with various schools for the deaf.
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Bell experimented with sound, working with devices such as a
‘harmonic telegraph’ (used to send multiple messages over a single wire)
and a ‘phonautograph’ (used to record sound).
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He worked on acoustic telegraphy with his assistant, an electrical designer named Thomas Watson.
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On February 14, 1876, Bell and an American electrical engineer
named Elisha Gray both filed patents with the U.S. Patent Office
covering the transmission of sounds telegraphically. There is debate
about who got there first but the patent was awarded to Bell. A few
days later he succeeded in getting his telephone to work using elements
similar to those of Gray’s water transmitter.
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Bell’s first words with the working telephone were spoken to his assistant Watson and were along the lines of “Mr Watson, come here. I want to see you.”
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Bell improved on the design and by 1886 more than 150000 people owned telephones in the United States.
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Bell also had a strong interest in other scientific fields,
conducting medical research, searching for alternative fuel sources,
experimenting with metal detectors, developing hydrofoil watercraft and
much more.
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Famous Alexander Graham Bell quotes include: "Before anything else, preparation is the key to success."
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"A man, as a general rule, owes very little to what he is born with - a man is what he makes of himself."
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"The day will come when the man at the telephone will be able to see the distant person to whom he is speaking."
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"The inventor looks upon the world and is not
contented with things as they are. He wants to improve whatever he
sees, he wants to benefit the world; he is haunted by an idea. The
spirit of invention possesses him, seeking materialization."
Alexander Graham Bell
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