Alexander Graham Bell

Bell statue

Alexander Graham Bell (March 3, 1847 – August 2, 1922)Bell's father, grandfather, and brother had all been associated with work onspeech, and both his mother and wife weredeafHis research on hearing and speech further led him to experiment with hearing devices which eventually culminated in Bell being awarded the first U.S. patent for the telephone in 1876.
Early years
Alexander Bell was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on March 3, 1847
He had two brothers: Melville James Bell (1845–1870) and Edward Charles Bell (1848–1867). Both of his brothers diedHis father was Professor Alexander Melville Bell, and his mother was Eliza Grace
First invention
As a child, young Alexander Graham Bell displayed a natural curiosity about his world
His best friend was Ben HerdmanFrom his early years, Bell showed a sensitive nature and a talent for art he mastered the piano and became the family's pianist.He also developed a technique of speaking in clea
As a young child, Bell, like his brothers, received his early schooling at home from his father. At an early age however, he was enrolled at the Royal High School, Edinburgh, Scotland, which he left at age 15, completing only the first four forms His school record was lacklustre grades.His main interest remained in the sciences, especially biology, while he treated other school subjects with indifference, to the dismay of his demanding fatherBell travelled to London to live with his grandfather,The elder Bell took great efforts to have his young pupil learn to speak clearly and with convictionAt age 16, Bell secured a position as a "pupil-teacher" of musicin Weston House Academy at Scotland
Family live The Brodhead-Bell mansion, the Bell family residence in Washington, D.C., from 1882–1889
In 1865, when the Bell family moved to LondonBell returned to Weston House as an assistant master and, in his spare hours, continued experiments on sound using a minimum of laboratory equipment.