Name: Alexander Graham Bell
Duration: 229
Description: Alexander Graham Bell thought he was on to something, but no one wanted his new invention. Hear the first verbal messages to travel by wire and through the air.

Alexander Graham Bell believed he had a groundbreaking idea, but faced initial reluctance from others. Listen to the very first verbal messages to travel both by wire and through the air.

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Alexander Graham Bell thought he was on to something, but no one wanted his new invention. Hear the first verbal messages to travel by wire and through the air.

<p>Inventions from the telephone to the Model T and the computer have defined human history, and inventors like Leonardo da Vinci, Nikola Tesla, Thomas Edison, Eli Whitney and Alexander Graham Bell have transformed our society.</p>


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