Quiz
When did Bell start designing machines to transmit sound?
When did Bell first invent something?
What does produce mean?
Similar to "make"
What was Alexander Graham Bell's company?
The Bell Telephone Company
When did Alexander Graham Bell die?
He died in 1922.
Who answered the first phone call?
Bell's assistant, Thomas Watson.
What percentage of the world's population doesn't have a mobile phone? (According to this article.)
About 40% of the world's population doesn't have a mobile phone.
What does deaf mean?
A person who cannot hear.
What were Alexander Graham Bell's jobs? (3)
1. Scientist
2. Inventor
3. Engineer
10 years after the first phone call, how many Americans had phones?
Over 150,000 Americans had phones by 1886.
What does invent mean?
It means to make something new for the first time.
Why was Alexander Graham Bell interested in sound?
Because his mother was deaf.
Approximately how many phones are there in the world, total? (According to the article.)
5.27 billion (1.27 billion landline phones + 4 billion mobile phones)
What does transmit mean?
To send something over distance.