91% of adults use cellphones, and without his invention of the telephone, there would never be cellphones, and the way we communicate with the world would be entirely different. (Pewresarch) Michael Hart’s book The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History ranks Alexander Graham Bell as the forty second most influential person in history and he is one of the most influential persons in history. Alexander Graham Bell’s influences of his father and grandfather caused him to take interest in the human voice and imitating its sounds. Although he is known for his invention of the telephone, he also invented numerous other things, such as air conditioning. He also received many awards and was placed in charge of various …show more content…
His talking machine shows that he did enjoy inventing things, and it foreshadows the telephone.
Alexander Graham Bell had some good mentors when it came to his inventing. “Bell also spent much of his time inventing. Along with many other innovators of the 1870s, including Thomas Edison, he worked om the multiplex telegraph- a machine that would send and receive more than one signal over an electrical wire at the same time” (Streissguth). The fact that he worked with Thomas Edison, who is one of the greatest inventors in history, shows that people had faith in him and believed that he could accomplish great things. He had some excellent role models to look up to. He had some amazing influences that helped lead him to the invention of the telephone.
Alexander Graham Bell has many different achievements, such as the Volta prize, President of the National Geographic Society, and a regent of the Smithsonian Institution. He also invented things such as, the air conditioning system, the hydrofoil speedboat and aerial transportation.
“In 1880 the French government awarded Bell the Volta prize of 50,000 francs for inventing the telephone.”(Monkeyshines on America). His wining this award was helpful with his career. He used his prize money to help further his career and his inventions. He was appreciated for his accomplishments by a country that he was not really affiliated with, which proves that his invention of the telephone really did mean something to other people. He was
Ben Franklin became famous for being a scientist, an inventor, a statesman, a printer, a philosopher, and a librarian. Today, we honor Ben Franklin as one of the men who founded America and as one of America's greatest citizens.
The telephone completely changed how we communicate. Alexander Bell was a professor at Boston University when he built a device that allowed people to see speech in the form of sound-wave vibrations. This made Mr. Bell believe that somehow he could make sound waves turn into an electrical current and back into sound waves. After lots of studying electricity and conducting lots
One of the many scientific discoveries that have influenced today’s society is the invention of the cell phone. In 1876 an older male with the name of Alexander
Alexander Graham Bell has had more impact on American society and culture than any other person in history for the three following reasons, he made the first practical phone and made the first prototype of the vibraphone, Bell made and experimented with devices such as a harmonic telegraph, metal detectors, developing a hydrofoil watercraft, audiometer, aeronautics, different hydrofoils, a device to help find icebergs, and had filed telephone patents with the U.S. Patent Office.
He invented the first telephone. Alexander Graham Bell worked with deaf kids seeking to invent a machine that would transmit sound waves by electricity. So, he established a school for the deaf. He also invented the wheat busker, the harmonic telegraph, the metal detector, and the hydrofoil boat. Since the phone is one of the most used devices in times today he clearly impacted us. Alexander may have not created the IPhone but he had the idea of phones and how they would work. His invention has just evolved into the phones used today like Androids and IPhones. Alexander Graham Bell was a huge contributor to modern technology.
His genius flourished in the post-civil war period with a lot of room in the invention space his entering skills were the gold of the time. Working with alexander gram bell on the telephone he helps draft the patent for bell's design for the telephone. He was also involved in the field of incandescent lighting, a particularly competitive field, working for Hiram Maxim and Thomas Edison.
24) Alexander G. Bell: This man invented the telephone. He beat another person with the same idea to the patent office by only a few hours.
Alexander Graham Bell was born on March 3, 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. He was raised by his mother Eliza Grace Symonds Bell, who was nearly deaf, but was an accomplished pianist and encouraged Alexander to undertake big challenges, and his father Alexander Melville Bell. Alexander Graham Bell was one of three children and was home-schooled until age 11. He did not do very well in school academically, but he did enjoy science and had a great ability to solve problems. Growing up, Alexander became very interested in his father’s business, which focused on oral education for the deaf. The business focused on Visual Speech, which was a system of symbols to aid people in speaking words in any language even if they had never heard it before. Alexander Graham Bell had high hopes for oral education and communication, and wanted to learn more about it. During his college years, Alexander Graham Bell received his education from the University of London where he studied under his grandfather who was a noted speech teacher.
The telephone was invented in 1870 by Gray and Bell, who then battled over the true inventor of the telephone, which Bell won. Bell then began experimenting with electrical signs, which brought the telegraph to be an established means of communication (Bellis). In 1876, Bell made his first call to Thomas A. Watson in March. People thought Bell’s invention was a toy, but later people wanted a phone installed in their homes, towns, or
Before he was a politician, Ben Franklin was also an inventor. When people think of his inventions, the first thing that usually comes to mind is electricity. However, he did much more. For example, in colonial America, most people warmed their homes by building a fire in a fireplace even though it was kind of dangerous and used a lot of wood. Ben figured that there had to be a better way. His invention of an iron furnace stove allowed people to warm their homes less dangerously and with less wood. The furnace stove that he invented is called a Franklin stove. Interestingly enough, Ben also established the first fire company and the first fire insurance company in order to help people live more safely. Another great invention was the bifocals. Ben had poor vision and needed glasses to read.
Bliss introduces her essay with some historical background of Alexander Graham Bell’s invention of the telephone to begin with her thoughts of the telephone throughout the essay. Bell’s financial backers advised him not to work on the invention, as it seemed too doubtful,
During the years of 1917-1918 he invented many ideas that put the US ahead of their rivals. One of his ideas was the use sound ranging to determine a manned gunners position. Edison also developed a method of detecting submarines on a moving vessel using sound waves. Edison used this method to help determine the discharge of a torpedo underwater from an enemy submarine. The amount of ideas and inventions Edison came up with was astonishing. He developed a way to help ships turn faster in open water. This helps the ships change course in the last minute to avoid oncoming danger and risk. He also had a huge influence in plans to save cargo and merchant ships from enemy submarines. These few inventions and ideas only marked the beginning of his contributions to the war effort. Edison went on to create underwater search lights and sailing lights for boats. Thomas Edison also helped in creating a new means of camouflaging ships. Another very important invention during this time was being able to track airplanes. This was a monumental invention by Edison. Another great development from him was high speed signaling with search lights. Which made for fast easy communication between boats and shorelines. Thomas Edison's greatest invention during this time was the invention of the Telescribe which combined the use of his phonograph and telephone. The Telescribe enabled the
Alexander Bell was an inventor, self-taught student, and teacher. He was an important part of communication technology history. The invention of the telephone made a huge impact on the world.
The importance of Alexander Graham Bell on today’s society is visible, or rather audible, every day and everywhere. First and foremost, Alexander Graham Bell was a prolific teacher of the deaf. This is what he considered to be his true life’s work, but only one of the many important things he did. Through his research of speech and sound, and his creative mind, he would become one of the most influential inventors in modern history. His own definition of an inventor, “A man who looks upon the world and is not contented with things as they are. He wants to improve whatever he sees, he wants to benefit the world.” suits him well. Every thing that he did had an impact on someone.
Alexander Graham Bell was born on March 3, 1847 and was a scientist, inventor, engineer and innovator who invented the first telephone. In his later life, Bell did outstanding work in designing optical Telecommunications. Bell also contributed to other inventions as well, he designed a precursor to modern day air conditioning, he also contributed to aviation technology, and his last patent, at the age of 75, was for the fastest hydrofoil yet invented.