Who Is Alexander Graham Bell?

According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the definition of the word honor is respect that is given to someone who is admired. My definition of honor is respect given to someone who does something honorable for his/her community. A scientist is someone who deserves honor because their discoveries and inventions help the world. Alexander Graham Bell was born on March 3rd, 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Bell was named after his grandfather and the middle name, Graham, was added to his name when he was 10. He was greatly influenced by his family and town. Bell’s hometown of Edinburgh, Scotland, was known as the “Athens of the North,” because of its culture of arts and science. He had two brothers, Melville James Bell and Edward Charles Bell. His grandfather and father were experts on the mechanics of voice and elocution. Bell’s father also was a speech teacher and
Between the years of 1873 and 1874, Bell spent hours every day trying to perfect his invention. As he furthered his work, Bell and his investors decided it was time to apply for a patent. A patent would give Bell a license over his invention so other people couldn’t steal his work. His patent was granted to him on March 7, 1876. On March 10, the first coherent, complete sentence, “Mr. Watson, come here; I want you”, was transmitted in his laboratory. Lots of success and money came Bell’s way after he invented the telephone. Bell used this money to assist the careers of other scientists. He also founded and helped finance the journal Science, today the premier American scientific journal, and the National Geographic Society. In 1890, Bell founded the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf. He died in 1922 at his summer home on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. People throughout North America were urged to refrain from making phone calls during his burial so that telephones would remain silent as a