Bell, Alexander Graham
(1847–1922)
Bell, Alexander Graham (3 Mar 1847–2 Aug 1922) Scottish/American inventor most famous for his development of the telephone, but one who was also active in early sound recording. He was born in Edinburgh, the son of Alexander Melville Bell, a specialist in vocal physiology. From 1868 to 1870 he worked with his father in London and studied anatomy and physiology at University College, developing a keen interest in education of the deaf. When his family moved to Canada in 1870, Bell went on to…