- Young Alexander was fascinated by sounds and experimented with his dog's vocal cords to make different noises (Paragraph 1) - Alexander Bell was born in 1847 in Scotland and moved to Boston in 1871 to pursue inventing (Paragraphs 2-3) - While teaching music, Bell experimented with tuning forks and got the idea to transmit speech through wires like sound vibrations, hoping to develop a "multiple telegraph" to send multiple messages simultaneously (Paragraph 4) - After many failed attempts with his financial backers and assistant Thomas Watson, Bell succeeded in transmitting sound on June 2, 1875, convincing him speech could be transmitted as well (Paragraphs 5-6) - On March 10,