Can you hear me now? Many of us have heard this catchy phrase used by Cingular Wireless to advertise their cell phones, but very little have given thought to how phones work. A man by the name of Alexander Graham Bell, very interested in sound and communication, came up with the idea of transferring sound from one point to another. There is a lot more to the phone than picking up the phone and dialing your friends’ phone number to talk. Today the telephone may seem like a simple household item, but in 1876 it was a monumental task to achieve.
Born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1847, Bell was always around ways of communication. After living out his childhood in Edinburgh, Bell moved to Canada. Being interested in sound and helping the deaf, Bell was sure to be like his father and grandfather (McCorry1 231). In 1871, Bell became a connoisseur in the field of helping the deaf. In a few weeks of hard studying, Bell’s students learned some four hundred English syllables (Burlingame 41).......
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