Background Information:
Alexander Graham Bell was born on March 3rd, 1847 in Scotland and invented the simple telephone receiver by 1875. Bell and other inventors had the idea of transmitting sound through electricity, but on March 7th, 1876, he was the first one with a patent for his simple telephone. Around age 16, he started researching the mechanics of speech. His father invented a system called visible speech, which Bell took to the United States to help teach deaf children. Over the years, he also worked with Helen Keller. After opening his own school in Boston in 1872, it became part of Boston University and he soon became the vocal physiology teacher. He then created the Bell Telephone Company in 1877. After winning the French Volta Prize for his invention in 1880, he opened the Volta Library located in Washington. Eight years later he became one of the founding members of the National Geographic Society. At the age of 75, Bell died in Nova Scotia.
Changing Life at that time:
After Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone, it meant that people could communicate over long distances in just a few minutes.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/bell_alexander_graham.shtml
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