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    Although Antonio Meucci wanted a caveat to announce his invention he was unable to renew it due to hardships during that time, since he was unable to renew the caveat he never announced his invention, which let alexander Graham Bell to step in and receive a patent. Others believe that Antonio Meucci should be the “father of the telephone” because he was the inventor that had the idea first to create a more advanced communication system. Even though Antonio Meucci might of…

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    Technology In The 1800s

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    that they had things to communicate with others, and things that they had never seen before so they were happy. The piece of technology that I will talk about is the telephone. The telephone was made on March 10th 1876. It was invented by Alexander Graham Bell. The telephone was invented for many reason. The most important reason it was made was because it was our only way to communicate from a long distance. Research stated that that telephone was invented because it would be very difficult…

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    machines. T hose were the most notable inventions that changed our lives. These inventions started out horrible or clunky at first but eventually with the ever-advancing technology. The telephone was first made by Alexander Graham Bell who was influenced by the deafness of his both wife and mother to make a device that operates sound through wires. Back then a telephone or the thought of being able to hear…

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    The Museum Of Modern Art starts when three prominent women envision a museum devoted to contemporary art: Abby Aldrich Rockefeller(wife of John D. Rockefeller, Jr.) and two of her friends, Lillie P. Bliss and Quinn Sullivan Lillie P. Bliss is one of the leading collectors of modern art in New York. Mary Quinn Sullivan is a pioneer modern art collector. They all felt a need to challenge the traditional policies of museums and to make a foundation devoted exclusively to modern art. Abigail Greene…

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    Alexander Graham Bell, (1847–1922) was a teacher, scientist, and innovator. He was born in Scotland, on March 3, 1847. During his childhood, sparkle of interest in linguistic had been found by reading Shakespeare and studying theater. In his 20s, Bell started working with his father to teach deaf students to speak in Canada. In 1871, Bell moved to Boston, where he opened a school for teachers of the deaf. He began a series of experiments using electronic devices to copy human speech. Bell…

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    This invention was one of the most important inventions during the Industrial Revolution.The wonderful inventor was Alexander Graham Bell, along with his assistant worker, Thomas A. Watson. Bell was born on March 3, 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. His father was a proffesor and he had two brothers. His dad and grandfather were both teachers of speech. Alexander Graham Bell also loved working with people who are deaf. He liked it because his mom turned deaf. When he wanted to build…

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    Lightbulb Economic Impact

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    Imagine waking up at sunrise and tucking in your bed at sunset. Then, after many years, while striking stones, you discover fire, something that would help you stay awake at night in presence of light. Burning firewood and lighting up oil lamps remained sources of light until the Nineteenth century when the Incandescent light bulb was co-invented by two scientists - Thomas Edison and Joseph Swan. Since then, the lightbulb has been the invention of the 19th century that has shined on us for…

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    Telephone Essay “Mr. Watson come here I want to see you.” These were the first words ever spoken through the telephone. Spoken by Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone to his assistant, Thomas Watson. After several long months of working to build a device to help people who were deaf, finally on March 10, 1876 it was complete. He could have never imagined all the uses for his communicating device. Today, we use our telephones for games, music, communication, business, emergency,…

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    the work at hand. The sun's rays do not burn until brought to a focus.” Alexander Graham Bell once said.Even if it takes a while to accomplish something that could change the world in a good way, it’s worth the work.Alexander Graham helped the citizens of the United States because he made a way for people & deaf people to socialize from a distance.By eventing the telephone,& photophone for the deaf. Alexander Graham bell was born March 3rd 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland.He only had a first &…

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    Scottish-born American inventor and teacher of the deaf, Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) is best known for perfecting the telephone to transmit vocal messages by electricity. The telephone inaugurated a new age in communication technology. Alexander Graham Bell was born on March 3, 1847, in Edinburgh. His father, Alexander Melville Bell, was an expert in vocal physiology and elocution; his grandfather, Alexander Bell, was an elocution professor. After studying at the University of Edinburgh…

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