Alexander Graham Bell (; born Alexander Bell, March 3, 1847 – August 2, 1922) was a Scottish-born[N 2] inventor, scientist, and engineer who is credited with inventing and patenting the first practical telephone. He also co-founded the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) in 1885.
Alexander Graham Bell (; born Alexander Bell, March 3, 1847 – August 2, 1922) was a Scottish-born inventor, scientist, and engineer who is attributed with inventing and patenting the first practical telephone. He as a consequence co-founded the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) in 1885.
Bell’s father, grandfather, and brother had whatever been united with work upon elocution and speech and both his mother and wife were deaf; profoundly influencing Bell’s life’s work. His research upon hearing and speech supplementary led him to experiment in the same way as hearing devices which eventually culminated in Bell bodily awarded the first U.S. patent for the telephone, on March 7, 1876. Bell considered his invention an intrusion on his genuine work as a scientist and refused to have a telephone in his study.[N 4]
Many extra inventions marked Bell’s forward-looking life, including groundbreaking feign in optical telecommunications, hydrofoils, and aeronautics. Although Bell was not one of the 33 founders of the National Geographic Society, he had a strong influence upon the magazine though serving as the second president from January 7, 1898, until 1903.
Beyond his scientific work, Bell had a deep amalgamation in the emerging science of heredity.