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                                        Alexander Graham Bell
                                       Born 1847 - Died  1922

1.  How did Alexander Graham Bell become interested in working with the deaf?

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2.  Tell about Bell's education.

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3.  How did Bell and his brother first create a speaking machine?

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4.  What did he give his wife Mabel for a wedding present?  Why was that a good gift?

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5.  Who was Thomas Watson?

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6.  Name two other people besides Bell who were trying to invent a telephone.

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7.  How did the telephone patent benefit Bell?

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8.  What else did Bell invent besides the telephone?

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