CHAPTER 1 Alexander Graham Bell The Story You Know Alexander Graham Bell did much for the deaf community Deaf means not being able to hear Bell was an inventor He had almost 20 patents Patents are special ownership rights Bell is most famous for inventing the telephone He worked with Thomas Watson Watson was a skilled electrician Bell came up with the ideas Watson brought those ideas to life In 1876 magic happened Bell said Mr Watson Come here I want you Watson heard it over the wires This was the first telephone call Bell’s work changed people’s lives He paved the way for technology But there is more to his story 4
Bell founded the Bell Telephone Company in 1877 5
CHAPTER 2 An Odd Birthday Present Bell was born on March 3 1847 He was born in Scotland His father was Alexander Melville Bell He was a professor He studied and taught the sounds of human speech Bell’s mother was Eliza Grace Bell Bell had two brothers One was named Edward Charles Bell Another was named Melville James Bell Both brothers got sick Edward died in 1867 Melville died 3 years later Bell was born without a middle name He was simply Alexander Bell He wanted a middle name He was named after his father and grandfather Both were named Alexander Bell wanted a middle name to be different from them 6
Bell’s father grandfather and uncle all worked in the speech and hearing field 7
