Alexander Graham Bell

Bell produced his first invention when he was

twelve years old

What year was Graham born? What year did he pass away?

1847, 1922

In what year was the first telephone call?

1876

The unit for sound measurement was named after Alexander Graham Bell.

A decibel

What major modern-day company began as part of Alexander Graham Bell's company Bell Telephone Company?

AT&T

What were Bell's parents names?

Alexander Melville Bell and Eliza Grace Symonds.

How was Alexander Graham Bell honored in North America after his death?

All the telephones were silent at the same time for a short period.

Where and when was Alexander born?

Born on March 3, 1847, in Edinburgh, Scotland.

What city did Graham and his family move to in 1871?

Boston

What school did Alexander go to?

He received one year of formal education in a private school and two years at Edinburgh's Royal High School.

What caused Alexander Graham Bell to become interested in the science of sound?

His mother and wife were both deaf.

Alexander Graham Bell

Invented the first telephone. A teacher of the deaf. He was significant because his invention sparked the creation of a gigantic communication network across the United States.

Bell's metal detector was used to try and find a bullet inside of what U.S. President?

James Garfield

What Day Was The Telephone Invented.

March 10, 1876

What were the first words spoken over the telephone?

Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you.

What still-popular magazine and society did Bell help to found?

National Geographic

What did Alexander Graham Bell invent?

Telephone

Who was Bell's assistant?

Thomas Watson

True or False: Alexander Graham Bell did not want a telephone in his study because he found it intrusive.

True

His two brothers died young from which terrible illness, which was the plague of many people living in colder climates over the centuries?

Tuberculosis