<Li> See below . </Li> <Li> Two died soon after birth . </Li> <P> Alexander Graham Bell (March 3, 1847--August 2, 1922) 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 . </P> <P> 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 Bell being awarded the first U.S. patent for the telephone in 1876 . Bell considered his invention an intrusion on his real work as a scientist and refused to have a telephone in his study . </P>

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