Bell Demonstrates the Telephone
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: North American Series
- Categories: Technology, Inventions
- Subcategories: Inventors, Communications
- Curriculum: American Civil War & Reconstruction Era (1856-1877)
- Geographical Location: New England, Boston
- Date: March 10, 1876
Article abstract: A new era begins as long-distance voice communication surpasses the telegraph in popularity.
Summary of Event
The early interest of Alexander Graham Bell was in the teaching of speech to the deaf, an interest that was the direct result of his father’s own work in the area and the influence of his mother, who was hearing-impaired. The elder Bell, like his father before him, devoted himself to the mechanics of sound and is regarded as a pioneer teacher of speech to the deaf. Alexander worked with his father in Edinburgh, Scotland, and...
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