March 7 in History
1876 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a patent for an invention he calls the ‘telephone’
Alexander Graham Bell (March 3, 1847 – August 2, 1922), the Scottish-born inventor, scientist and engineer was awarded the first US patent for the telephone, on this day in 1876, a culmination of his research on hearing and speech which led him to experiment with hearing devices.
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 his life’s work. Credited with patenting the first practical telephone, he also co-founded the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) in 1885. However, Bell considered his invention an intrusion on his real work as a scientist and refused to have a telephone in his study.
Many other inventions marked Bell’s later life, including ground-breaking work in optical telecommunications, hydrofoils, and aeronautics.
-Wikipedia
Photo Caption – Alexander Graham Bell’s telephone patent drawing, March 7, 1876 – Wikipedia
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