Alexander Graham Bell was born in Scotland and spent his youth in England. His family was involved in elocution and experiments with the human voice. Bell became interested in experimenting with the telegraph and teaching the deaf. After graduating from the University of London, he took a teaching position at the Boston School for the Deaf. In 1876, Bell invented the phonautograph, which helped him invent the telephone. He showed a simple first model of the telephone that year and received awards for both the telephone and his multiple telegraph invention.

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2. Life and familyLife and family
Born in Scotland, Bell spent hisBorn in Scotland, Bell spent his
youth in England. Hisyouth in England. His
grandfather and father weregrandfather and father were
elocution teachers. While theelocution teachers. While the
family lived in England, thefamily lived in England, the
parents moved in scientificparents moved in scientific
circles, where experiments werecircles, where experiments were
being carried out on the humanbeing carried out on the human
voice. Alexander and hisvoice. Alexander and his
brother became interested inbrother became interested in
the subject.the subject.

3. CareerCareer
Alexander becameAlexander became
interested, too, ininterested, too, in
experimenting with aexperimenting with a
multiple telegraph.multiple telegraph.
After graduating fromAfter graduating from
the University ofthe University of
London, AlexanderLondon, Alexander
was a teacher of thewas a teacher of the
deaf. Within a fewdeaf. Within a few
months, Alexandermonths, Alexander
accepted a teachingaccepted a teaching
position with theposition with the
Boston School for theBoston School for the
Deaf and left forDeaf and left for
Massachusetts.Massachusetts.

4. The phonautograph and first modelThe phonautograph and first model
of the telephoneof the telephone
 Bell had invented the phonautograph,Bell had invented the phonautograph,
gave him a key to the invention of thegave him a key to the invention of the
telephone.telephone.
 In 1876 when Bell showed his firstIn 1876 when Bell showed his first
model of the telephone, it was still amodel of the telephone, it was still a
rather simple instrument.rather simple instrument.
 Alexander Graham Bell received theAlexander Graham Bell received the
Centennial prize awards for both theCentennial prize awards for both the
multiple telegraph and telephone.multiple telegraph and telephone.