Summary Alexander Graham Bell demonstrates his telephone for Secretary Joseph Henry and his daughters at the Smithsonian, and at a meeting of the Philosophical Society of Washington that evening. Bell ...

The photograph carries the inscription "From a photograph taken in 1876, the year in which the telephone was patented." Summary Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922), Scottish-born inventor and scientist, ...

When Alexander Graham Bell introduced his telephone in March 1876, the invention was riddled with problems. The line was a crackly mess—prone to interference from nearby electrical lines—and ...

1868 – The U.S. Congress enacted legislation granting an eight-hour day to workers employed by the Federal government. 1868 – ...

Alexander Graham Bell summoned Mr. Watson and changed the world. Bell’s revolutionary technology made its way from Boston to ...

History Knox Mark Sebastian Jordan authors a column each Saturday reflecting on the community's historic legacy. MOUNT VERNON — The possibilities that new technology offers are so exciting, it could ...

Biographical / Historical Although best known as the inventor of the telephone, Dr. Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) expressed an interest in a wide range of activities, including aviation.

Browns first-round pick Mason Graham got off to an ignominious start during last week’s mandatory minicamp but bounced back, impressing the coaching staff with his upside.

“If you had been given the money you would have been six years ahead of us,” von Ohain told Whittle when they met years later ...

Alexander Vindman, the now retired Army lieutenant colonel whose testimony was a central feature of the first impeachment of President Donald Trump, has been participating, somewhat quietly, in Dem… ...