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Inventors Name Alexander Graham Bell

Alexander Graham Bell was born on March 3, 1847. Alexander was not given a middle name when he was born, so at age 11 he wanted his middle name to be Graham. When Alexander was young his mom inspired him to do many things.

His mom was hard of hearing, so when he wanted to speak to her he discovered that he had to get close to her forehead and speak in a low tone. That’s when he had the idea of inventing the telephone.

The first few times he tried his invention it did not work. But finally he succeeded! He and his assistant jumped for joy and skipped all around. Not only did he invent the telephone, he also taught deaf people how to speak. The telephone has changed the way we live in many ways. Now we can communicate with friends and family a lot easier.