The life of Alexander Bell

Alexander Graham Bell was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on March 3, 1847, and received his primary education there.

Bell immigrated to Canada in 1870 and to the United States a year later. In 1882 he became an American citizen.

Bell himself was an acoustic physiologist and teacher of deaf-mute languages. Before him, the German Philip Reis had invented a telephone, but its sound transmission was so poor that it was practically unusable. On March 10, 1876, Bell and his colleagues tested the world's first usable telephone.

In addition, Bell also invented an instrument for measuring hearing, an instrument that can be used to find metals in the human body, and other inventions.

Bell holds the patent for the invention of the telephone, but some people also point out that Antonio Meucci, who immigrated to the United States from Italy, was the inventor of the telephone. The United States Congress passed Resolution 269 on June 15, 2002, confirming Antonio Meucci as the inventor of the telephone.

In addition to inventing the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell also invented a giant manned kite, invented a hydrofoil for the Canadian Navy to compete with the German U-Boat in World War II, and improved Gramophone.

Bell is also the longest-standing and best friend with the American blind and deaf female writer, educator, philanthropist, and social activist Helen Keller.

On August 2, 1922, Alexander Graham Bell died in Baddeck, Canada.

Character Chronology

On March 3, 1847, Alexander Graham Bell was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, England.

In October 1858, Bell entered the Royal College of Edinburgh.

In August 1863, 16-year-old Bell began teaching at Weston Boarding School in Elgin, Scotland.

In September 1866, when Bell was 19 years old, he became a teacher at Somerset County College in Bath.

In July 1867, Bell moved to London to live with his parents. Bell's book on visible language is published.

In May 1868, Bell took up a post at a private school in London.

In August 1868, Bell went to the United States to promote his visible language.

In October 1868, Bell began studying at the University of London.

On May 18, 1870, Bell's brother Melville died at the age of 23.

On July 21, 1870, Bell went to Canada with his parents.

On April 5, 1871, Bell began working at the Boston School for the Deaf.

On April 8, 1872, Bell met Gardner Green Hubbard for the first time.

In 1873, at the age of 26, Bell was appointed professor of speech at Boston University. Mabel began taking lessons from Bell as his private student. Bell began experiments with harmonic telegraphy.

In 1874, Elisha Gray began to study harmonic telegraphy.

In January 1875, with funding from Gardner Green Hubbard and Thomas Sanders, Bell hired Thomas Watson as his assistant.

In February 1875, Bell filed a patent application for harmonic telegraphy and signed a cooperation agreement with Hubbard and Sanders.

On June 2, 1875, the "stuck reed" in Bell's instrument led to his research on the telephone.

In February 1876, Bell submitted a telephone patent application, which was approved on March 3.

On March 10, 1876, Bell sent the world’s first telephone message.

On June 25, 1876, Bell demonstrated his telephone at the Century Fair in Philadelphia.

On February 12, 1877, Bell gave a speech in Salem that attracted the attention of the press.

On July 9, 1877, the Bell Telephone Company was established.

On July 11, 1877, Bell married Mabel Hubbard.

On May 8, 1878, Belle and Mabel’s first daughter was born, named Elsie.

In 1879, Bell withdrew from the Bell Telephone Company and established a school for the deaf in Greenock, Scotland.

On February 15, 1880, Belle and Mabel’s second daughter, Marianne, was born.

In September 1880, France awarded Bell the Volta Prize and the French Legion of Honor for his scientific achievements in electricity. He used the prize money to establish the Volta Laboratory in Washington.

On August 15, 1881, Belle and Mabel's son Edward came to the world, but died soon after.

In 1883, Bell opened his own school for the deaf in Washington.

On November 17, 1883, the Bells' son Robert was born, but he also died.

In November 1885, the Washington School for the Deaf was forced to close due to teacher problems.