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Who Was Alexander Graham Bell?
As Alexander Graham Bell Day approaches, let's take a closer look at how the iconic inventor cemented himself in the history books. Bell was born on March 3, 1847, in Edinburgh, Scotland, before he ...
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Alexander Graham Bell Tried to Save a Dying James Garfield—But a Doctor’s Ego Stopped Him
The new Netflix series Death by Lightning reveals that Alexander Graham Bell invented an early metal detector to try and save the life of President James A. Garfield. When Garfield was shot, doctors ...
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Science history: First two-way phone call across outdoor lines made by Alexander Graham Bell — Oct. 9, 1876
On the afternoon of Oct. 9, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell was in Boston when he had a three-hour chat with his assistant and fellow inventor, Thomas Watson. It would not have been noteworthy — except ...
If Alexander Graham Bell were around today, that might be how he'd summon his intrepid assistant, Thomas Watson. Of course, for some oldheads that message might take a minute to decipher, or just give ...
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