Alexander Graham Bell - Biography.

Alexander Graham Bell - Biography. Scottish-born American inventor, and speech teacher for deaf students Birth March 3, 1847 Death August 2, 1922 Place of Edinburgh, Scotland Birth Known for Contributing to the invention and spread of the telephone Founding the Bell Telephone Company Teaching deaf students how to speak Milestones 1870 Moved to Canada after his two brothers died of tuberculosis, and to the United States the following year 1872 Opened a school in Boston to train people to teach deaf students to speak 1873 Became professor of vocal physiology at Boston University March 10, 1876 Transmitted the first complete sentence over the telephone: 'Watson, come here; I want you.' 1876 Patented the telephone 1877 Formed the Bell Telephone Company 1880 Established the Volta Laboratory in Washington, D.C., using prize money he received from the French government 1882 Became a naturalized U.S. citizen 1890 Established the American Association to Promote Teaching of Speech to the Deaf 1896-1904 Served as president of the National Geographic Society Did You Bell carried out the first wireless transmission of speech using an invention he called the photophone, which used beams of light to Know transmit speech. American inventor Elisha Gray filed a caveat (intent to invent) for a telephone on the same day Bell filed for a patent on the finished product. Bell's patent proved to be one of the most lucrative ever granted. In his later years Bell worked on a diverse range of projects, including the breeding of a sheep that could bear more than one lamb at a time, and the desalination of seawater. Bell had a strong interest in aviation, and invented a four-sided kite capable of lifting a person. Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.