Alexander Graham Bell

1847–1922

Inventor of the telephone.

Lifetime

1847–1922

Birthplace

Edinburgh

Field

Innovation

Life & Work

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Key Inventions

ImageThe Telephone

Communications & MediaPublished

The Telephone

Alexander Graham Bell · 1876

The instrument that put a voice on the wire.

ImageEurope's First Passenger Steamboat (Comet)

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Europe's First Passenger Steamboat (Comet)

Henry Bell · 1812

The first commercial steamship in Europe.

ImageEncyclopaedia Britannica

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Encyclopaedia Britannica

Colin Macfarquhar & Andrew Bell · 1768

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