Alexander Graham Bell

By sophiebrishkovski

  • Birth

    Birth
    Alexander Graham Bell was born in Edinburgh, Scotland.
    Reference:(Dale,98)

  • Bell invents his first machine

    Bell invents his first machine
    Bell's first machine was invented when he was only 12 years old. the machine processed wheat. (softschools.com)

  • Boys School

    Boys School
    Bell spent a year living with his Grandfather in London. He attended a boys' school called Weston House to teach and go to school in a town close by called Elgin (Jacobs, 98).

  • Speech Machines

    Speech Machines
    Bell becomes interested in speech machines after his father took him to see an automation machine. After this, he worked with his brother to try invent a speech machine of their own (softschools.com).

  • Teacher in College

    Teacher in College
    Bell moved to London, England but stayed and taught music at a college in Bath, England when he was only 16 years old (Jacobs,98).

  • Bell comes back home to study

    Bell comes back home to study
    After his brother Edward died , Bell went home to Scotland and spent his time studying (softschools.com).

  • University College of London

    University College of London
    Bell begins studying at the University College of London where he took anatomy and physiology classes. (Jacobs, 98)

  • Bell Invents the Telephone

    Bell Invents the Telephone
    Bell used a phonoautograph to develop his idea of the telephone. He hired an assistant named Thomas Watson (softschools.com).

  • First Long-Distance Call

    First Long-Distance Call
    Bell got a long distance call from a location in Brantford. This encouraged him to share his invention with the public (softschools.com).

  • Death

    Death
    Bell passed away but his legacy and inventions are still with us today (softschools.com).