Some of the Inventions of Alexander Graham Bell Most prominent are the telephone, the telephone, the metal detector or the hydroplane.
Alexander Graham Bell was one of the Greatest inventors and scientists That the world has had. His inventions have made great strides in communications and aviation technology for decades.
Alexander Graham Bell and family.
Nowadays it is thought that this scientist was the one who invented the telephone, but it was in 1876 when the patent of the apparatus was obtained, that is to say, the exclusive rights to be able to put it to the market. Antonio Meucci, an Italian scientist, was the first to develop the device.
Alexander's first invention was thanks to the scolding of Ben Herdman's father (his best friend) when he told them why they did not do anything useful.
Since Ben's family worked in a mill, they had to remove the bark from the wheat and it was a very complicated job.
At that time, at only 12 years old, Alexander created a device that combined rotating paddles with the systems of nail brushes and thus created a machine that removed the bark of wheat.
In 1875, Alexander and other scientists created the harmonic telegraph, a device that had the purpose of transmitting several simultaneous communications through tones of different frequencies.
From that invention, the idea arose of making another device of better quality and that would provide better communication: the telephone.
After the creation of this apparatus, came others that would also change the future of telecommunications and technology .
Metal detectors and hydroplanes are part of these inventions that Alexander Graham Bell showed the world for its fascination and innovation in later years.
The phone (outlet to the market)
It is a device designed for communication between people. Most phones are easy to use, some are less expensive than others and almost everyone has one.
Although there are modern phones that have functions for making video calls, long distance calls and applications to talk to people from other parts of the world, there are others that only have text messages and calls.
Some of them have physical keys and are considered obsolete, that is, outdated. Others have touch screens that allow easy access to all phone applications and many more functions.
Although Antonio Meucci was the original inventor of the telephone, it was Alexander Graham Bell who took all the credit for having brought to the market such an ingenious invention.
The photophone
It was a device invented also by Alexander and his aim was to transmit the sound, mainly the voice, through rays of light.
The photophone was a type of cordless phone that could communicate miles away and was the biggest breakthrough in fiber-optic telecommunications.
The metal detector
Another invention made by Alexander was the metal detector. This one became famous in 1881 when it was tried to look for the bullet that assassinated the then president of the United States, James Garfield.
The device allows to detect metallic objects and is used to search for underground mines, among other possible functions.
The hydroplane
It is a type of airplane that has one or more floats to be able to float and move on the water. Alexander thought that the invention of this device was going to be very important for aeronautics and so it was.
Nowadays, hydrofoils are used mostly to transport light things to lakes and other nearby areas.
They are also used for fire missions and are almost always ambiguous planes, that is, they operate on land and in water.
Hydroplanes can only lift flight and land when there are no waves or when they are very small.
New aircraft models
Alexander experimented repeatedly to create aircraft that were heavier than air and created Silver Dart , An airplane that was a success at the time of its flight.
This new airplane gave way to the invention of new aircraft and the creation of new technologies with respect to aeronautics.
Throughout his life, Alexander Graham Bell received several awards and distinctions for his collaborations and inventions.
Among them are: Volta Prize of the French Academy of Sciences, the Albert medal of the Royal Society of Arts And a doctorate from the University of Würzburg.
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