Ring that Bell

   

Alexander's birthplace Edinburgh

    On March 3rd 1847, in Edinburgh, a baby boy was born who would change how the world would communicate with each other in the years to come; his name was Alexander Graham Bell.

    Without him there would be no telephones, modern fibre optics for broadband and we certainly wouldn't be using using Skype. Zukerberg, Gates, Samsung and others wouldn't be household names and their bank balances would most definitely be a little lighter.

Morayshire, where Alexander worked as a pupil teacher

    We can also thank him for metal detectors, the hydrofoil and there would be no record business without the work he did on the gramophone. Would there be the tape-recorder, hard drive, or floppy disc without his pioneering work? Who knows.

    Yes, we all have a lot to thank this scientist for, a man who only set out to make things easier for the deaf.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY,  ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL