Alexander Graham Bell is of great importance in the world of communications. He is best known for his invention, the telephone. He is also known for his association with teaching the deaf and being the president of National Geographic. His background and early education had a great influence on his career. Bell was born on March 3,1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. His father, Alexander Melville Bell, taught deaf mutes to speak, wrote textbooks on correct speech. His …showed first 75 words of 940 total…

…showed last 75 words of 940 total…could be received in seconds instead of days. He was also truly devoted to communication with the deaf and will always be associated with them. During the second revolution, people began to use electricity and inventors such as Bell made many important advances. It was a period in time when there were many new inventions made to make life simpler. Alexander Graham Bell was one of the most important figures of the second industrial revolution.