What year was Bell born?
1847
What was Bell's first invention? Why was he interested in this machine?
A device with rotating paddles and nail brushes that could quickly remove husks from wheat grain to help improve a farming process.
Which measures of sound are named after Alexander Bell?
Bels, decibels
Who was Elisha Grey?
Another scientist who felt Bell had stolen his ideas. There had to be an investigation by the patent office.
How many times did other people or companies claim that they had invented the telephone?
550 over 18 years.
What do you know about Bell's invention called "automaton"?
It was a mechanical man. He could make it "say" several words.
What is a patent?
It's a document which gives an inventor the right to prevent other inventors from making, using or selling the same invention without asking.
What was the first words spoken over the telephone?
"Watson. Come here. I want to see you."
By 1886 how many people in America had phones?
over 150,000
How many siblings did he have? What happened to them?
He had 2 brothers, they both died of tuberculosis.
How did another scientist's ideas help Bell?
Bell sent a report of his findings to his father's colleague, who wrote him about a German scientist who conducted the same experiments. Bell read his report.
How old was he when he moved to Canada?
23
Where was Bell born?
Scotland
When did he begin to develop the telephone?
The 1870s
Who was his assistant?
Thomas Watson
What year did Bell die?
1922
What did Bell get from his friend's father for his first invention?
Ben Herdman allowed him to use a workshop next to his flour mill to create more inventions.
What is it called?
a smartphone
What is it called?
a landline telephone
On what day was the first phone call made?
10 March 1876
What was Alexander Bell's nickname?
Aleck
What made him interested in sound?
His mother became deaf when he was a child.
How old was he when he produced his first invention?
12
How did people show respect to him at his funeral?
Every phone on the continent of North America was silenced as a mark of respect.
What did he do with the money he received as awards?
He set up laboratories and funds to help other scientists and young people.