Alexander Graham Bell
/ˌælɪɡzɑːndə ˌɡreɪəm ˈbel/, /ˌælɪɡzændə ˌɡreɪəm ˈbel/
/ˌælɪɡzændər ˌɡreɪəm ˈbel/, /ˌælɪɡzændər ˌɡræm ˈbel/
- (1847-1922) a scientist and inventor who is best known for inventing the telephone. He was born in Scotland but from 1872 lived in the US, where he later started the Bell Telephone Company which became one of the largest companies in America.