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Title: Who Am I


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Who Am I ???
Mr. Watson, come here. I want you.
  • By Mrs. Stutzman, Mrs. Sanders and Mrs. Nicholson

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1847-1922
  • Born March 3, 1847, in Edinburgh, Scotland
  • Moved to Ontario, Canada
  • Then moved to Boston, Massachusettes
  • Died Baddeck, Nova Scotia on August 2, 1922

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Interesting Facts
  • He invented the photophone-transmission of sound
    on a beam of light.
  • He invented techniques for teaching speech to the
    deaf.
  • He had 18 patents in his name.
  • He had a company named after him on July 9, 1877.
  • Helen Keller was a favorite friend.
  • At age 75 he received a patent on one of the
    fastest water craft in the world.

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My Invention
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Another Invention - The Phonautograph
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.html
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Alexander Graham Bell
  • Because I made long distance communication
    possible, wars were won and communities
    prospered.
  • I didnt change the path of history with this
    invention, I paved the way In 1880, I invented
    the first wireless communication, but it took 100
    years for society to embrace cell phones. Now we
    cant live without them!

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Works Cited
  • http//www.lucidcafe.com/library/96mar/bell.html
  • http//www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/telephone/peopleevent
    s/mabell.html
  • http//www.iath.virginia.edu/albell/homepage.html
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