Alexander Graham Bell is the man most remembered for creating the telephone. Apart from that, he is a man who has always had an obsession with communication. Mr. Bell once said: “Great discoveries and improvements invariably involve the cooperation of the human mind. I may be praised for leading the way, but when I look at subsequent developments, I feel like the credit goes to others rather than myself. The actions of Alexander Graham Bell are presented in three ways in this essay; the telephone, other inventions and his passion for communication. To begin with, Alexander Graham Bell's most remembered invention is the telephone. I will explain the idea, how it works and the story behind it. First, the harmonic telephone was just an idea until around 1874, when Mr. Bell began working on the telephone to send multiple telegraph messages at the same time. This device would use a telegraph line to transfer the human voice from one location to another. For this job he hired a man named Thomas A. Watson, an electrical designer. Second, the way this machine works is that the transmitter was in a room with metal strings attached to the device. What looked like a cone connected to metal strings. These ropes would extend from the room to another room. In the other room the receiver was there, it looked like an 8 ounce cup of water. These two components made up the transmitter and receiver of the first telephone of 1876. Third, the story behind the telephone made it even more special that Mr. Bell manufactured the telephone in Canada and had never been an American citizen, but had obtained protection for the invention by the United States of America. This story all started when Alexander was in his room working on the phone and his partner... middle of paper ...... on, Mitchell. “Alexander Graham Bell.” American Science and Invention: A Pictorial History. New York: Bonanza, 1960. 278-83. Print."Alexander Graham Bell." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, and Web. January 9, 2014. .K, Marian. “The Inventions of Alexander Graham Bell.” Buzzle.com. Buzzle.com, July 24, 2012. Web. January 9, 2014. .Bell's HD-4, 1919. Nd Photography. Lesliefield. July 18, 2012. the web. January 7, 2014. “Alexander Graham Bell.” History.com. A&E Television Networks, and Web. January 9, 2014. “Learn more about Bell.” PBS. PBS and Web. January 9. 2014. .