Born on 3rd March 1847, Alexander Graham Bell was an eminent scientist, inventor, engineer and innovator. He is most famously credited with inventing the first practical telephone.
Bell’s family was known in the science and research world long before he was born. His grandfather, father, and brother were all associated with work on elocution and speech. Bell’s own mother and wife were both deaf, which profoundly influenced his life’s work. His research was focused on hearing and speech, which further led him to experiment with hearing devices. This eventually culminated in 1876 when Bell was awarded the first US patent for the telephone. Although this was seen as his greatest accomplishment, Bell later saw his most famous invention as an intrusion on his real work as a scientist. He even refused to have a telephone in his study.
Later in Bell’s life, he was accredited with numerous other inventions. These include his groundbreaking work in optical telecommunications, hydrofoils, and aeronautics. In 1888, Bell became one of the founding members of the National Geographic Society. Alexander Bell died 2nd August 1922 aged 75.
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