I'm elated! I got elected president of the National Geographic Society. Now I can help people in the world learn about science and technology to get young students interested in these topics. I would like to improve the learning in these areas especially for girls, where becoming inventors and scientists are discouraged. I hope i can stay president for a while :) Please take the poll below to voice your opinions!
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Both of my brothers died of tuberculosis which is a fatal disease that affects the lungs. Thinking back to when I taught in Boston, Massachusetts at Sarah Fuller's School for the Deaf, and feeling proud that I could have made the change in so many of these children's lives such as Helen Keller.  Helen :) My father, Alexander Melville Bell, was an expert on the voice & on the art of public speaking. My father also wrote books about speech & elocution. My mother, Eliza Grace Symonds, was hard of hearing but became an wonderful pianist, as well as a painter. 
Here's my family! My parents are Elisa Grace Symonds & Alexander Melville Bell. My brothers are Melville James Bell and Edward Charles Bell. I married Mabel Gardner Hubbard, and my children are Elsie May Bell, Robert Bell, Edward Bell, & Marian Hubbard Bell.
Here are some notes I made when constructing the telephone. Can you read them? ;p
Thomas Augustus Watson
bae :)  Using existing telegraph lines, I was able to conduct the world's first phone call in front of an audience. It was in Europe. My daughter, Elsie, was born in Europe because of this. 
My daughter Elsie May Bell.
I was trying to make a aircraft that could carry humans, but sadly, it didn't work. I spent almost 4 years on this, but I guess I will give up now. I guess flying is only in our dreams.............   Worked on invention to improve it :) -decided to call it a telephone Like the name? Comment below if you have a better suggestion :p Looks pretty cool, huh?
My newest invention transmits speech telegraphically. The idea for the invention actually came to my mind in 1874. As I thought, if I could make currents of electricity vary in intensity at the exact same rate as the air varies in density during the production of sound, I should be able to transmit speech telegraphically. I'm not sure if i should start selling it or not. Please help me decide by taking the survey below. A picture and name is coming soon! I hope the government will grant my patent. :) | ArchivesCategories |
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