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Alexander Graham Bell, (born March 3, 1847, Edinburgh, Scotland—died August 2, 1922, Beinn Bhreagh, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada), Scottish-born American inventor, scientist, and teacher of the deaf whose foremost accomplishments were the invention of the telephone (1876) and the refinement of the phonograph (1886).

Alexander Graham Bell is known for his many inventions, especially the telephone and a metal detector. He later created the Bell Telephone Company, now AT&T. Shows This Day In History Schedule ...

Alexander Graham Bell was a Scottish-born scientist and inventor best known for inventing the first working telephone in 1876 and founding the Bell Telephone Company in 1877. Bell’s success came ...

Alexander Graham Bell (March 3, 1847–August 2, 1922) was a Scottish-born American inventor, scientist, and engineer best known for inventing the first practical telephone in 1876, founding the Bell Telephone Company in 1877, and a refinement of Thomas Edison’s phonograph in 1886.

Alexander Graham Bell is best known as the inventor of the telephone -- the first to transmit the human voice by means of an electric current -- but there was Alexander Graham Bell is best known as the inventor of the telephone -- the first to transmit the human voice by means of an electric current -- but there was Skip to content About Our Story

Alexander Graham Bell, far left, pictured with his family, circa 1870. Bell was born on March 3, 1847, in Edinburgh, Scotland. After attending school in Scotland and London, the 23-year-old ...

Alexander Graham Bell is born on March 3, 1847, in Edinburgh, Scotland. 1868–73 Bell gains admission to University College, London. He does not complete his studies there, however. Shortly after, in 1870, Bell’s family moves to Ontario, Canada.

Alexander Graham Bell was born March 3, 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. His mother’s name was Eliza Grace Symonds. His father, Alexander Melville Bell, was a professor of speech elocution at the University of Edinburgh. His father also wrote definitive books about speech and elocution, which sold very well in the UK and North America.