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Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) was the inventor of the telephone.<ref>This is disputed, as Elisha Gray filed a patent the same day and Antonio Meucci reportedly had working models a few years before Bell.</ref>  Born in Scotland, Bell invented the telephone in 1875 after he immigrated to the United States.  Bell's mother was deaf, and he devoted his life to attempting to help the deaf.  His invention of the telephone was simply a byproduct of his devotion to helping the deaf communicate.

Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) was the inventor of the telephone.<ref>This is disputed, as Elisha Gray filed a patent the same day and Antonio Meucci reportedly had working models a few years before Bell.</ref>  Born in Scotland, Bell invented the telephone in 1875 after he emigrated to the United States.  Bell's mother was deaf, and he devoted his life to attempting to help the deaf.  His invention of the telephone was simply a byproduct of his devotion to helping the deaf communicate.

[[Image:Alexander_Graham_Bell.jpg|right|thumb|Telephone pioneer]]

[[Image:Alexander_Graham_Bell.jpg|right|thumb|Telephone pioneer]]