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Who invented the telephone?
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Who invented the telephone?

Content: Interestingly, the commercialization of Alexander Graham Bell's telephone was actually performed by several independent businesses which eventually created the 'Bell System' (and later AT&T), to which 'Alec', as he preferred to be called, participated very little in. Alexander Graham Bell, who went on to become an eminent scientist, inventor and humanitarian, considered the telephone to be an intrusion into his real work and refused to have one in his study. Differing Opinions
According to an article in the UK Guardian in 2002, Bell did NOT invent the telephone. The article claims that Italian-American Antonio Meucci is the true father of modern communications. See the Related Link section below to read the complete article. Alexander Graham Bell invented the modern telephone after years of working with the deaf. His studies in sound led to a contract to develop an "acoustic telegraph" and his first working model used a liquid transmitter that was later discarded. Thomas Edison made some improvements over the telephone that improved the clarity of the sound, most notably the carbon microphone. graham bell
Alexander Graham Bell
Alexander Graham Bell patented a telephone in March, 1876. Others had experimented with the transmission of speech over wires since the invention of the telegraph.