Alexander Graham Bell – an outstanding Scottish scientist and inventor.
He was a speech therapist and music teacher by profession.
Alexander Graham Bell interesting facts
1. Alexander Graham Bell was born 172 years ago. He died 96 years ago (data: May 2019).
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2. His mother suffered from severe deafness. Alexander had to learn sign language to be able to communicate with her.
3. One of the ideas for communicating with your mother was to put your lips to her forehead and speak as low as possible.
4. His first invention was a device that separated the chaff from the grain.
5. Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone while working on a sound amplification device for the deaf.
6. The Philadelphia Science Society gave him a $ 50,000 prize for inventing the telephone (more than a million dollars today).
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7. Alexander Graham Bell created one of the first versions of metal detectors.
8. On the day of his funeral, as part of a “minute of silence,” all phones in North America were turned off.
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Where and when was Alexander Graham Bell born?
Alexander Graham Bell was born on March 3, 1847 in the city of Edinburgh (Great Britain).
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How many years did Alexander Graham Bell live?
Alexander Graham Bell lived for the age of 75.
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How tall was Alexander Graham Bell?
Alexander Graham Bell was about 172 cm tall.
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What sign of the Zodiac was Alexander Graham Bell under?
Pisces.
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Where and when did Alexander Graham Bell die?
Alexander Graham Bell died on August 2, 1922 in the city of Beinn Bhreagh (Canada).
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How did Alexander Graham Bell die?
Alexander Graham Bell died of complications from diabetes.
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Where was Alexander Graham Bell buried?
He was buried on the property in which he lived for the last 35 years of his life, on the top of Beinn Bhreagh Hill in the Canadian county of Victoria.
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