Alexander Graham Bell

By bschil@neisd.net

  • Born

    Born in Edinburgh, Scotland

  • First invention

    Invented machine to clean wheat at age 11

  • Joined father

    Joined his father in his work with the deaf and soon took full charge and his fathers London operations

  • Moved

    Him and parents moved to Canada

  • Patent

    patent for phone

  • Married

    alexander graham bell and mabel hubbard got married

  • Bell company created

    bell phone company created

  • First kid born

    first daughter elsie may born

  • Moves

    Moves to Washington D.C

  • Second kid born

    second daughter marian [daisy] born

  • Award

    awarded volta prize

  • Probe and vacuum jacket

    invents probe for for telephone and vacuum jacket

  • First long distance line

    Bell company built first long distance line connecting boston to new york

  • National geographic society

    becomes president of national geographic society

  • Hydrofoil experiments

    Begins hydrofoil experiments

  • First phone call

    first ceremonial trancontinental phone call

  • Water speed world record

    HD-4 hydrofoil sets world record for water-speed at 70.86 mph

  • Died

    Died at age 75