When Alexander Graham Bell introduced his telephone in March 1876, the invention was riddled with problems. The line was a crackly mess—prone to interference from nearby electrical lines—and ...

Alexander Graham Bell would pass away on August 2, 1922, at the age of 75. However, his work and legacy would go on change the world for the better even inspiring some of the technology that you ...

BADDECK, N. S., Nov. 12-After many years of experimental work the machine with which Alexander Graham Bell hopes to solve the problem of aerial navigation, was successfully launched to-day In the ...

When Hackaday editors Elliot Williams and Al Williams need a break from writing posts, they hop on the podcast and talk about their favorite stories of the past week. Want to know what they were ta… ...

The Fox sisters, founders of Spiritualism, used code of knocks The world's most eminent scientists are not usually associated with the dim-lit surroundings of a clairvoyant's parlour. But some of ...

Yo wats cmere i wnt 2 c u If Alexander Graham Bell were around today, that might be how he'd summon his intrepid assistant, Thomas Watson. Of course, for some oldheads that message might take a ...

Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1847, Bell came from a family where communication was more than just talking—it was a science. His father, Alexander Melville Bell, was a speech therapist who ...

To honour his contributions to science and technology, March 7 is celebrated as Alexander Graham Bell Day. It was on this day that the first words were spoken over a telephone. “Mr.

The wonder of science.On March 7, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell receives a patent for his revolutionary new invention: the telephone. This is another master stroke for the scientific community of the ...

Alexander Graham Bell Day celebrates the anniversary of the day when patent 174,465 was granted for Bell’s acoustic telegraph machine that would eventually become the telephone - 7 March 1876.

As Alexander Graham Bell Day approaches, let's take a closer look at how the iconic inventor cemented himself in the history books. Bell was born on March 3, 1847, in Edinburgh, Scotland, before ...

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