If we want to know how essential a thing is in our life, we just have to imagine a world without that thing. For example can you imagine a world without telephones!! Telephones sit on every home and every office desk as a monument to their inventor. It was Alexander Graham Bell who gave birth to that noble instrument.

Alexander Graham Bell was born on March 3, 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. From an early age, Graham Bell showed a keen interest in education. After completing his education he focused more on teaching the deaf and mute. Bell went to Canada in 1870 and taught the deaf and dumb. Later, Bell moved to America and established a special school for the deaf there. In 1873, Bell became a professor at Boston University. Bell, who was interested in scientific research, would spend his spare time experimenting. His motivation to do more for the deaf and dumb people has helped him to invent the great tool called telephone.

He began to investigate whether it was possible to transmit one's speech to another place by means of electricity. Along with his assistant Watson, Bell was involved in the experiments. With Bell in the upper room and Watson in the lower room, they tried different methods to see if they could talk to each other by wire. Their efforts continued day and night. On the afternoon of March 10, 1876, Watson was in the lower room listening with an instrument to his ear. Suddenly a voice started coming from the device. It was Bell's voice “Mr.Watson please come here I want to see you” Watson could hear Bell clearly. Unable to contain his astonishment, Watson put down the instrument and, running like a schoolboy, ran upstairs to tell Bell what had happened. Bell's dream came true.

Bell exhibited his invention at an exhibition in Philadelphia that same year. Most people don't see it that much. But the King of Brazil, Don Pedro, tested the device by ear. At the other end, Bell recited Shakespeare's lines "To be or not To be". The King, who heard it clearly, said in disbelief, "My God its Beats". After that, Bell's discovery at the exhibition attracted the attention of many people. In the same period, some others claimed to have invented the telephone. So Bell had to go to court several times, winning each case, and it was confirmed that Alexander Graham Bell was the inventor of the telephone.