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UK Scotland: Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922), Scottish scientist, inventor and engineer. USA, c. 1918 Alexander Graham Bell (March 3, 1847 August 2, 1922) was an eminent Scottish-born scientist, inventor, engineer and innovator who is credited with inventing the first practical telephone.<br ><br > Bell s father, grandfather, and brother had all been associated with work on elocution and speech, and both his mother and wife were deaf, profoundly influencing Bell s life s work. His 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. Bell considered his most famous invention an intrusion on his real work as Copyright: xxPicturesxFromxHistoryx

UK Scotland: Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922), Scottish scientist, inventor and engineer. Canada, c. 1915 Alexander Graham Bell (March 3, 1847 August 2, 1922) was an eminent Scottish-born scientist, inventor, engineer and innovator who is credited with inventing the first practical telephone.<br ><br > Bell s father, grandfather, and brother had all been associated with work on elocution and speech, and both his mother and wife were deaf, profoundly influencing Bell s life s work. His 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. Bell considered his most famous invention an intrusion on his real work Copyright: xxPicturesxFromxHistoryx