Alexander Graham Bell was a Scottish-born American inventor who invented the first practical telephone in 1876 at age 29 and founded the Bell Telephone Company. He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland and moved to Canada and later Boston, where he invented the telephone after extensive self-study despite only attending school until age 14. Bell also invented the graphophone, one of the first devices that could record sound, and the photophone, which transmitted sound on a beam of light.

1. ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL

2. Alexanders history Alexander Graham Bell was born on March 3 1847 and died on August 2 1922. He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, then moved to Canada as a teenager, and finally to Boston, Massuchettes, USA.

3. He only went to school for 5 years from when he was 10 until he was 14 years old. He never stopped learning and he studied all the books in his Grandfathers library.

4. Alexanders inventions Alexander Graham Bell invented the first telephone in 1826 when he was 29. He formed the Bell Telephone Company a year later.

5. He also invented the graphophone in 1883 which was the first time people could record sound. The photophone was also invented by him which sent sound on a beam of light.