ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL
BY ANNA FARLEY
BELL IN A NUTSHELL
• Alexander Graham Bell was born on 3rd March 1847
• He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland
• He didn’t have the middle name, Graham, until he was 11 years old He got it for his birthday
• When he was 23, Bell and his parents moved to Canada
• He was a scientist
• He died on 2nd August 1922, when he was 75
BELL AS A SCIENTIST
• Bell first became interested in the science of sound because both his mother and wife were deaf
• He eventually wanted to send voice signals down a telephone wire
• In 1876 he and Elisha Gray both filed patents
• There was a debate about who got there first but the patent was awarded to Bell
• Bell’s first words on the device were to his assistant Watson.
OTHER BELL INVENTIONS
• The metal detector – He invented this to find a bullet inside President James Garfield
• Audiometer – A device used to detect hearing problems
• He also made a device to help find icebergs
FAMOUS BELL QUOTES
Before any thing
else, preparation
is the key to
success
A man
owes very
little to
what he
is born
with - a
man is
what he
makes of
himself
FUN FACTS
• Bell’s nickname was Alec. His wife insisted on this
• Every phone in North America was silenced for a short period when he died
• He became an excellent piano player when he was young
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!!!!!!!