Alex Bell

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Bell_Telephone_Company
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Grammy_Award_for_Best_Spoken_Word_Album
gptkbp:birthDate March 3, 1847
gptkbp:celebrates Bell_Memorial_in_Edinburgh
Bell_Telephone_Memorial_in_Brantford,_Ontario
National_Historic_Site_in_Canada
Statue_in_Boston
gptkbp:children gptkb:Elsie_May_Bell
gptkbp:contribution Contributed to the field of speech and hearing
Developed the first practical telephone
Pioneered early aviation technology
Established_the_Bell_Telephone_Laboratories
gptkbp:deathDate August 2, 1922
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:famousQuote 'When one door closes, another opens.'
gptkbp:field Telecommunications
gptkbp:fieldOfStudy Acoustics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Alex Bell
gptkbp:influenced Modern telecommunications
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Hermann_von_Helmholtz
gptkbp:inventor gptkb:Photophone
gptkb:Hydrofoil
Telephone
Graphophone
Aerial vehicle
gptkbp:knownFor Inventing the telephone
gptkbp:legacy Influence on modern communication technology
Advancements in sound transmission
Cultural icon in technology
Inspiration for future inventors
gptkbp:nationality Scottish
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Aerial_Experiment_Association
gptkb:Photophone
gptkb:Hydrofoil
Graphophone
gptkbp:occupation Inventor
gptkbp:patentCitation Patent for the telephone
Patent for the gramophone
Patent for the hydrofoil
Patent for the photophone
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:spouse Mabel Gardiner Hubbard