But 149 years after the very first telephonic communication − when Bell's voice first crackled over the wires, on March 10, 1876 − more of us are eschewing phone conversations for text messages, ...

In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell was granted a patent for the telephone. In 1918, Finland signed a peace treaty with Germany shortly after declaring independence from Russia. In 1936, Adolf Hitler ...

In fact, much of the experimentation and research to develop the first telephone happened in Boston, leading up to the ...

The Roseville Telephone Museum showcases the evolution of telephones from Bell's invention to modern innovations.

Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1847, Bell came from a family where communication was more than just talking—it was a science. His father, Alexander Melville Bell, was a speech therapist who developed ...

As Alexander Graham Bell Day approaches, let's take a closer look at how the iconic inventor cemented himself in the history books. Bell was born on March 3, 1847, in Edinburgh, Scotland, before he ...

Eclipsed by his fame as the inventor of the telephone, phonograph, metal detector, and early forms of the hydrofoil (among other machines) is the extensive work that Alexander Graham Bell did with ...

If Alexander Graham Bell were around today, that might be how he'd summon his intrepid assistant, Thomas Watson. Of course, for some oldheads that message might take a minute to decipher ...