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In Boston, 100 years after the Declaration of Independence, Bell spoke the first sentence over the telephone to his assistant Watson:  "Watson, come here; I want you."

In Boston, 100 years after the Declaration of Independence, Bell spoke the first sentence over the telephone to his assistant Watson:  "Watson, come here; I want you."

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[[Image:Edison and phonograph.jpg|right|thumb|the young Thomas Edison with what he considered to be his greatest invention: the phonograph, or record player]]

But just as John the Baptist was immediately followed by someone far greater, Jesus, Alexander Graham Bell was immediately followed by someone far greater, Thomas Edison (pictured to the right with one of his inventions, the phonograph).  When Thomas was 7 years old, Mrs. Edison put him in the local public school. The public school teacher was irritated by Edison's curiosity and questions, and aggravated by his failure to follow directions like the rest of the class.  The teacher concluded that Edison was incapable of learning,<ref>Specifically, the teacher thought that Edison's brain had been "scrambled" or "addled".</ref> and after merely three months the teacher told young Edison's mother that her son was an idiot.

But just as John the Baptist was immediately followed by someone far greater, Jesus, Alexander Graham Bell was immediately followed by someone far greater, Thomas Edison (pictured to the right with one of his inventions, the phonograph).  When Thomas was 7 years old, Mrs. Edison put him in the local public school. The public school teacher was irritated by Edison's curiosity and questions, and aggravated by his failure to follow directions like the rest of the class.  The teacher concluded that Edison was incapable of learning,<ref>Specifically, the teacher thought that Edison's brain had been "scrambled" or "addled".</ref> and after merely three months the teacher told young Edison's mother that her son was an idiot.