His research on hearing and speech further led him to experiment with hearing devices which eventually culminated in Bell being awarded the first U.S. īell's father, grandfather, and brother had all been associated with work on elocution and speech, and both his mother and wife were deaf profoundly influencing Bell's life's work.
He also co-founded the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) in 1885. ə m/, born Alexander Bell Ma– August 2, 1922) was a Scottish-born Canadian-American inventor, scientist and engineer who is credited with patenting the first practical telephone.
