THE GREATEST CANADIAN

Alexander Graham Bell

ALEXANDER WAS BORN…

On March 3, 1847

At 16 South Charlotte Street Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

IN 1870 , ALEXANDER M OVED TO CAN ADA

He lived on a farm in Brantford, Ontario

Continued his work with electricity and sound

Gave lectures in the USA

IN 1872…

Alexander opened a School of Vocal Physiology and Mechanics of Speech in Boston

He taught Helen KellerHe also became a professor at the Boston University

INVENTING THE TELEPHONE

The telephone started as a harmonic telegraph

In 1875, Bell was able to create a telephone like device

In 1876, Bell had successfully made a telephone that worked over 4 miles away

WITH OUT THE PHONE,

Just about every war after 1876 would have been lost

We would have telegraph booths instead of phone booths

We wouldn’t have cell phones, pagers, fax machines, or iPhones

Texting would be Morse code, sent from a telegraph in your house, to another one in your friends.

OTHER WORK

Alexander also worked on many things, like…

Hydrofoils- Struts on boats that make them faster

Metal detector- First made to find a bullet in U.S. President James Garfield.

Aeronautics- Heavier-than-air flying machines were still just being developed

FAMILY LIFE

Bell married on of his students, Mabel Hubbard.

They had 4 children, 2 boys, and 2 girls. Both boys died in infancy.

DEATH AND CONTROVERSY

Alexander died in 1922 due to complications from diabetes, leaving a huge controversy behind. Who takes credit for the telephone, Canada, or the US?

BELL’S WORK CONTINUED

Alexander Graham Bell’s work is still being continued to this very day. Any new cellphone, iPhone, or change to the Bell telephone company, is directly effecting something Alexander worked on, over 100 years ago. So, next time you’re texting your friends, or ordering delivery pizza, think about before Alexander. “.. / .-- --- ..- .-.. -.. / .-.. .. -.- . / ..--- / -- . -.. .. ..- -- / .--. . .--. .--. . .-. --- -. .. / .--. .. --.. --.. .- ... / .--. .-.. . .- ... . .-.-.-” means “I would like 2 medium pepperoni pizzas please.”