The telephone made a great difference in the communication patterns of people since numerous inventions have been created by ...

As schoolchildren we learn that Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. We don’t learn that this is among the least interesting things about him. It takes a book like Katie Booth’s “The ...

Alexander Graham Bell. The name alone evokes the image of an old-school inventor, sleeves rolled up, fiddling with wires and sound waves, chasing an idea that would change the world. But Bell wasn’t ...

Young readers can explore the life and work of inventor and educator Alexander Graham Bell in Mary Kay Carson's new book. Alexander Graham Bell invented not only the ...

Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone, wasn’t always a great listener. Especially when it came to the deaf people whose education he considered his life’s work. That’s a key conclusion ...

Biography of Alexander Graham Bell which includes his involvement in Smithsonian affairs as a Regent. As a young inventor, Bell was influenced by the first Smithsonian Secretary, Joseph Henry. He ...

Joe Donahue: The "Invention of Miracles" is a biography of Alexander Graham Bell, a revisionist biography, if you will. While best known for inventing the telephone, Bell's central work was in Deaf ...

Since 1851, more than 200,000 people have been the subjects of obituaries in The New York Times. This summer we revisited many of these memorable lives. Send us your feedback. On March 10, 1876, ...

Images of this Regent can be found in the following repositories: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Cosmos Club; RU 95, Smithsonian Institution Archives 30 Stat. 733 (1898), J. Res.