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Alexander Graham Bell

Telephone

Born 1847 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Scotland/USA 1876

๐Ÿ’ก Known For

1

Invented the telephone (1876) โ€” first words: "Mr Watson, come here, I want you"

2

Also worked on optical communications (photophone, 1880)

3

Co-founded AT&T (1885), the world's largest telephone company

First words: "Mr Watson, come here, I want you"

Quick Facts

Field

๐Ÿ’ก Daily Life

Country

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Scotland/USA

Born

1847

Key Year

1876

Invention

Telephone