Alexander Graham Bell is best remembered for helping develop the telephone, an invention that transformed how people ...

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In the 1800s, Antonio Meucci invented an innovative voice-transmission device known as the Telettrofono. Unfortunately, due ...

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As Alexander Graham Bell Day approaches, let's take a closer look at how the iconic inventor cemented himself in the history books. Bell was born on March 3, 1847, in Edinburgh, Scotland, before he ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On this day in Boston history, the first ever successful phone call was made. Many know the story of the telephone's invention by ...

As part of NPR's 250th anniversary series America in Pursuit, we're taking a look back at one of America's most significant inventions: the telephone.

This year marks the 150th anniversary of Alexander Graham Bell's 1876 telephone patent. Now, after a century and a half of ...

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