Talk:Alexander Graham Bell

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On this day...Facts from this article were featured on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "On this day..." column on February 14, 2005, February 14, 2006, and February 14, 2007.


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"Co-founder of.. AT&T".. IS ABSOLUTELY INCORRECT!' Do your research, people!! At&T didn't even exist until I was a teenager!!! He invented a telephone, period. The telephone company-- the ONLY telephone company, was name Bell Telephone after him. Each State had their own 'Bell' company in MY lifetime: Ohio Bell, Montana Bell, etc. "AT&T" was the result of a merger of all the Bell telephone companies, and more. REMOVE THE "He co-founded AT&T" section which is listed on the right side of this entry!!! He was not even alive for "AT&T". 98.123.126.45 (talk) 01:39, 7 June 2023 (UTC)Reply

I've corrected this to be the Bell Telephone Company --Escape Orbit (Talk) 10:36, 7 June 2023 (UTC)Reply
I'm not sure what "research" you're referring to. "In 1885, the American Telephone and Telegraph Co. was incorporated by American Bell. This is where we first see the “AT&T” name come into play."
https://www.thestreet.com/technology/history-of-att
"The Bell Telephone Company underwent a series of reorganizations and renamings between 1878 and 1900. In 1881 Bell bought Western Electric; this leading maker of telegraphic equipment thenceforth became the dominant manufacturer of telephone equipment as well. Another important unit, the Mechanical Department, formed in 1883, became the Bell Telephone Laboratories, incorporated as a separate company in 1925. In 1885 Bell established the American Telephone and Telegraph Company, or AT&T, as its subsidiary responsible for building long-distance telephone lines. In 1899 AT&T was made the parent company of the Bell System."
https://www.britannica.com/topic/ATandT-Corporation Kerri9494 (talk) 13:34, 7 June 2023 (UTC)Reply
bruh its the old one not the 2005 one. 70.31.191.96 (talk) 02:27, 1 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

Alexander Graham Bell (/ˈɡreɪ.əm/, born Alexander Bell; March 3, 1847 – August 2, 1922)[4] was a Scottish-born[N 1] Canadian-American inventor, scientist and engineer who is credited with patenting the first practical telephone. He also co-founded the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) in 1885

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Alexander Graham Bell (/ˈɡreɪ.əm/, born Alexander Bell; March 3, 1847 – August 2, 1922) was a Scottish-born Canadian-American inventor, scientist and engineer who is credited with patenting the first practical telephone. He also co-founded the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) in 1885 79.139.168.230 (talk) 08:15, 10 May 2024 (UTC)Reply

Semi-protected edit request on 26 June 2024

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An edit to the article. I have the original letter from Alexander Graham Bell, dated at Washington March 28th, 1916, and addressed to T.H. Preston, Esq. The letter is in reference to the invention of the Bell Telephone over the years 1874 - 1876 between Brantford, Ontario and Boston, Mass.

In this primary resource A.G. Bell refers to Brantford as his "thinking place", not his "dreaming place," which is stated in the Wikipedia article. LauraCaroline24 (talk) 20:17, 26 June 2024 (UTC)Reply

  Not done: Sources must be available to the public per WP:PUBLISHED. Ligaturama (talk) 15:30, 1 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

Typo Edit

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"When Bell poke the sentence "Mr. Watson— " should read "When Bell spoke the sentence "Mr. Watson—" Aaron W Diehl (talk) 21:20, 13 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

Semi-protected edit request on 22 September 2024

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Change "Work with the deaf" to "Work with deaf people" as is preferred by the Deaf community.

Change "Throughout his life, Bell sought to integrate the deaf and hard of hearing with the hearing world" to "Throughout his life, Bell sought to assimilate the deaf and hard of hearing into the hearing world" [1]

Change " Ultimately, in 1880, the Second International Congress on Education of the Deaf passed a resolution preferring the teaching of oral communication rather than signing in schools." to " Ultimately, in 1880, the Second International Congress on Education of the Deaf passed a resolution mandating the teaching of oral communication and banning signing in schools." [2] ActuallyApathy (talk) 14:03, 22 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

  Done Cowboygilbert - (talk) ♥ 01:58, 27 September 2024 (UTC)Reply