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Alexander Graham Bell (History Maker Bios)
Alexander Graham Bell - History Maker Bios Author:Stephanie Sammartino McPherson True or False? The telephone was Alexander Graham Bell’s first invention. — False! Alexander Graham Bell invented a talking machine when he was fifteen years old. Before that he had invented a wheat husker. — As a young man, he taught deaf children how to talk at a school in Boston, Massachusetts. — He invented a metal detector that was... more » used in several wars to find bullets in wounded men.
Later in life, he experimented with small airplanes and special boats called hydrofoils.« less
A concise biography of the inventor for school-age children which provides useful basic information about his life & influence. Doesn't mention Bell's controversial opinions on deaf sign language.