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Bell
[bel] 
–noun
| 1. | Ac⋅ton
[ak-tuh n] , pen name of Anne Brontë. |
| 2. | Alexander Graham, 1847–1922, U.S. scientist, born in Scotland: inventor of the telephone. |
| 3. | (Arthur) Clive (Howard), 1881–1964, English critic of literature and art. |
| 4. | Cur⋅rer
[kur-er] , pen name of Charlotte Brontë. |
| 5. | Ellis, pen name of Emily Brontë. |
| 6. | James Thomas (“Cool Papa”), 1903–91, U.S. baseball player, a Negro Leagues outfielder noted for his speed. |
| 7. | John, 1797–1869, U.S. political leader: Speaker of the House 1834–35. |
| 8. | a city in SW California, near Los Angeles. 25,450. |
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Bell, Alexander Graham 1847-1922.
(click for larger image in new window) Scottish-born American inventor of the telephone. The first demonstration of electrical transmission of speech by his apparatus took place in 1876. Bell also invented the audiometer, an early hearing aid, and improved the phonograph. |
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| Bell
(běl) Pronunciation Key
Scottish-born American scientist and inventor whose lifelong interest in the education of deaf people led him to conceive the idea of transmitting speech by electric waves. In 1876 his experiments with a telegraph resulted in his invention of the telephone. He later produced the first successful sound recorder, an early hearing aid, and many other devices. |
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Bell, Alexander Graham
An American inventor and scientist of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, born in Scotland. He invented the telephone in 1876. Much of Bell's career was devoted to education of the deaf and to production of electronic devices to help them hear better.
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