Alexander Graham Bell

Alexander Graham Bell
Bell in 1917
Born	Alexander Bell March 3, 1847 Edinburgh, Scotland
Died	August 2, 1922(1922-08-02) (aged 75) Beinn Bhreagh, Nova Scotia, Canada

Alexander Graham Bell (March 3, 1847 – August 2, 1922) was a Scottish-born British-Canadian-American teacher, scientist, and inventor. He was the founder of the Bell Telephone Company. In 1876, Bell was the first inventor to patent the telephone, and he helped start the Bell Telephone Company with others in July 1877.^[1] In 1879, this company joined with the New England Telephone Company to form the National Bell Telephone Company. In 1880, they formed the American Bell Telephone Company. In 1885, they formed the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T), which is still a large company today. Along with Thomas Edison, Bell formed the Oriental Telephone Company on January 25, 1881.

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