Alexander Graham Bell explained to kids

Alexander Graham Bell was a Scottish-born scientist, inventor, engineer, and innovator who is credited with inventing and patenting the first practical telephone. He also founded the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) in 1885. Bell's father, grandfather, and brother had all been associated with work on elocution and speech and both his mother and wife were deaf, profoundly influencing Bell's life's work. His research on hearing and speech further led him to experiment with hearing devices which eventually culminated in his receiving the first U.S. patent for the telephone in 1876. During his lifetime, Bell held 18 patents in the U.S. and several other countries and he received numerous awards and accolades, including the Volta Prize and the Franklin Medal. Bell died of heart failure at the age of 75 on August 2, 1922, at his summer estate in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada.