Alexander Graham Bell

Inventor
BIRTHDAY
March 3,1847
Birthplace
Edinburgh,Scotland
Age
Aug 2,1922,age 75
Birth Sign
Pisces
BIRTHDAY
March 3,1847 (age Aug 2,1922,age 75)
Birthplace
Edinburgh,Scotland

About

Scientist, innovator, and inventor known for patenting the first practical telephone. He also had groundbreaking work in optical telecommunications, hydrofoils, and aeronautics and served as the second president of the National Geographic Society.

Before Fame

He created a dehusking machine to help his best friend with his work.

Trivia

He refused to have his greatest invention in his study, as he considered it a sidetrack from his real work, which was aiding the deaf.

Family Life

He married Mabel Hubbard on July 11, 1877. He and Mabel had four children: Robert, Elsie, Marian and Edward.

Associated With

He was an eminent scientist and inventor, like Thomas Edison.  He was the one who introduced Helen Keller's father to Annie Sullivan.