The father of the telephone is Bell.
Alexander Graham Bell (March 3, 1847 - August 2, 1922) was born in Edinburgh, England. He graduated from University College London and was a famous Scottish scholar. American inventor and entrepreneur.
He patented the world's first usable telephone and founded the Bell Telephone Company (the predecessor of AT&T). There is still controversy about the inventor of the telephone. On June 15, 2002, the U.S. Congress determined that Italian Antonio Meucci was the inventor of the telephone. The Canadian Congress passed a resolution on June 21, 2002, reaffirming that Bell was the inventor of the telephone. Others believe that Elisha Gray was the inventor of the telephone.
Main Achievements
Bell’s main achievement was the invention of the telephone; in addition, he also manufactured hearing aids; improved the phonograph invented by Edison; he made great contributions to the invention of the deaf-mute language; He wrote more than 100 articles and pamphlets.
In 1881, he designed a metal inspection device to discover the bullet in the body of US President James Garfield, which became the predecessor of the X-ray machine. He also founded the British Association for the Advancement of Education for the Deaf.