Alexander Graham Bell: The Inventor of the Telephone Who Changed Our World
In the 19th century, Alexander Graham Bell invented a device that revolutionized the transmission of information. His discovery was the result of his work with the deaf and hard of hearing. Soon, an apparatus equipped with a speaker and a microphone ushered in a new wave of technological and telecommunications changes.
Who can imagine a world without a telephone today? Probably not many. However, modern communication devices now resemble miniature computers more than traditional phones. The only thing that connects them to the traditional telephone is the idea, an idea that was first materialized in the 19th century by Alexander Graham Bell.
Who was Alexander Graham Bell?
He was born on March 3, 1847, in Edinburgh. He was the son of Alexander Melville Bell and Eliza Grace Symonds. His mother was hard of hearing, and his father was a teacher of the deaf, specializing in phonetics and elocution. His family experiences shaped the Scottish inventor’s career path. At the age of 11, he began his education in an Edinburgh school but abandoned it at the age of 15 due to dissatisfaction with the mandatory curriculum.
Bell was interested in the world around him from a young age. As a child, he collected botanical specimens and…
