lunes, 16 de abril de 2012

Alexander Graham Bell

Alexander Graham Bell, (Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, March 3, 1847 - Beinn Bhreagh, Canada, August 2, 1922) was a scientist, inventor and British speech therapist. Contributed to the development of telecommunications and aviation technology. His father, grandfather and brother were associated with work on elocution and speech (his mother and wife were deaf), which profoundly influenced the work of Bell, his research on listening and speaking. This led him to experiment with hearing aids. His research led him to try to get the patent for the telephone in America, either from in 1876, although the device had been developed earlier by Antonio Meucci, and this is recognized as the inventor on 11 June 2002.
Many other inventions marked Bell's life, including the construction of the hydrofoil and aviation studies. In 1888, Alexander Graham Bell was one of the founders of the National Geographic Society. In addition, the January 7, 1898, became president of that
institution.