Tigers Host Cyclones In Final Home Game Nov 18, 2009
I'm a big Coach [Bill] Snyder fan. I always have been and I have great respect for him. (Mutigers.com)
Counterpoint: The case for 'telepresence' in space Nov 18, 2009
The invention of the telephone by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876 made it possible, for the first time, to talk to another person at a distant location without going there. For all practical purposes, talking by telephone is as effective, for talking, as talking directly. (EETimes)
Light-Wave Communications [Reprint] Oct 7, 2009
In 1880 Alexander Graham Bell invented the "photophone," with which he demonstrated that speech could be transmitted on a beam of light. In one system Bell focused a narrow beam of sunlight onto a thin mirror. (Scientific American)
Management idea: Decentralisation Oct 6, 2009
Throughout most of the 20th century centralisation was the dominant philosophy, a shift brought about largely by the invention of Alexander Graham Bell. There were some notable exceptions. (The Economist)
Twitter used to help sell Web company Oct 5, 2009
Alexander Graham Bell placed the first telephone call in Boston in 1876, and in 1971 Cambridge researcher Ray Tomlinson wrote the software that allowed e-mail messages to be sent from one computer to another over the Arpanet, the Internet s predecessor. (It was Tomlinson who selected the @ sign for e-mail addresses. (Boston Globe)
Penguins' move produces Mellon Arena memories Oct 5, 2009
Not only was Brantford the home of Wayne Gretzky and comedian Phil Hartman, it was the residence of Alexander Graham Bell. And in the bar of a hotel named after the telephone pioneer, Woytowich's Polish Army was born. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
U of T researchers identify protein Sep 6, 2009
Calarco, recipient of a prestigious Alexander Graham Bell Studentship, together with colleagues in the Blencowe Lab, identified nSR100 using computational and experimental methods and then determined its role in the control of alternative splicing in the brain. These studies revealed that nSR100 regulates splicing events in genes that help form neurons. (EurekAlert!)
Beep for booty! Sep 5, 2009
Alexander Graham Bell used an experimental model in 1881 in order to locate the assassins bullet lodged in President James Garfield. Unfortunately, no one remembered that Garfield was lying on a mattress with newfangled metal coils, causing the machine to emit a continuous whine, resulting in failure to accurately locate the bullet. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Famous people who used to teach Sep 4, 2009
Alexander Graham Bell: The telephone pioneer got his start teaching Visible Speech at the Boston School for Deaf Mutes. He developed a bond with a student named Mabel Hubbard, and when she was 19 the two married. (CNN)
Bob Novak vs. the TV 'Genius' Aug 27, 2009
"When the telephone rings, chances are you don t automatically think of Alexander Graham Bell, and when the television news comes on, you don t think of Don Hewitt. But maybe, at least tonight, you should.". NBC substitute anchor Lester Holt celebrated the longevity of "60 Minutes" as an "unmatched achievement" that assembled "one of the best teams in the business," and quoted Tom Brokaw saying, "We were all students of his genius." The story reran in the morning on "Today," with Matt Lauer... (Human Events Online)
> Timeline of crucial events in Nortel's history Aug 21, 2009
1874 Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone in Brantford, Ontario, about 64 miles from the current Nortel Networks headquarters. 1914 The merges with to form U.S. company. (Raleigh Triangle Business Journal, NC)
Shulman speaks about Bell Aug 18, 2009
Seth Shulman, author of The Telephone Gambit: Chasing Alexander Graham Bell s Secret, will speak Tuesday, Aug. 18, at 10:30 a.m. at Winslow House. Alexander Graham Bell is widely accepted as the father of the telephone, despite the fact that rival inventor Elisha Gray submitted a similar claim the same day Bell filed his patent. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)
127th AES Convention Posts Awards Presentations Aug 14, 2009
THE SILVER MEDAL AWARD Established by the Society in 1971, in honor of audio pioneers Alexander Graham Bell, Emile Berliner and Thomas Edison, in recognition of an outstanding development or achievement in the field of audio engineering. Presented this year to. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Words of wisdom for NFL (Yesterday) Aug 12, 2009
The first is obviously Alexander Graham Bell's message to Thomas Watson and generally regarded as the first sentence ever spoken over the wired communication that would become known as the telephone; the second is what power forward Charlie Villanueva tweeted his followers from the locker room of the Milwaukee Bucks at the momentous occasion of a 41-41 partial NBA score ... There may be no documentation that casts Charlie Villanueva as the Alexander Graham Bell of Twitter, since he neither... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Nate Silver on health care Aug 12, 2009
"That makes no sense what-so-ever. Life expectancy is not affected by overall population size. While it's true that many of the most populous countries have lower life expectancies than the U.S. -- or the U.K., for that matter -- that's mainly because the overall standard of living or level of development is lower (e.g., China, India, Russia). But some populous countries do alright for themselves and life expectancy is increasing, such as Brazil.Japan, on the other hand, has signifiantly better... (Harper's Magazine)
5 nuggets of knowledge about communication Jul 22, 2009
Telephone: Alexander Graham Bell s notebook marks March 10, 1876, as the date of his first successful telephone experiment. His famous words, spoken through the phone to Thomas Watson in the next room: Mr. Watson, come here. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Editorial: Slow down on retiring blue mailboxes (July 21) Jul 21, 2009
But the events that lead to a snowplow blocking the blue mailbox in Otisfield began in 1876, when Alexander Graham Bell said Mr. Watson. come here. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Made for you Jul 5, 2009
For anyone travelling through an airport this weekend I thought I should also mention the invention of metal detector in 1881 by Alexander Graham Bell, he of telephone fame. One of its first deployments was a failed attempt to find a bullet in the body of the assassinated President James Garfield as he lay dying from a gunshot wound. (BBC News -- Americas)
Bank failures accelerate with more troubled loans Jul 4, 2009
That brought to an end an institution founded just months before Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. From the Saturday, July 04, 2009 edition of the Augusta Chronicle Reader Comments Note: Comments are not edited and don't represent the views of The Augusta Chronicle. (The Augusta Chronicle)
New Braintree power plant is operating Jul 1, 2009
The plant has been named in honor of the founder of BELD, who is best remembered for helping Alexander Graham Bell invent the telephone. To achieve a high degree of safety and reliability, the station s two gas turbines and their associated systems were thoroughly checked out during many performance tests run under various plant conditions a lengthy commissioning process that has taken place over the last several weeks, Bottiggi and the members of the municipal lighting board (Chairman Thomas... (Braintree Forum, MA)
Newsweek: Summer camp enrollment declines Jun 30, 2009
"Parenting is a higher calling than being a cruise-ship activities director," says Dr. Alvin Rosenfeld, a psychiatrist on the faculty of Harvard Medical School and author of "The Overscheduled Child." "Boredom is not necessarily our children's enemy. It can stimulate [children] to think, create, and hear the soft murmurings of their inner voice, the one that makes them write this unusual story, draw that unique picture, or invent some new game." Rosenfeld points out that Alexander Graham Bell... (MSNBC -- Health)
Batmobile go-kart: ‘Dark' aspirations - Man hopes homemade ‘Tumbler' catches on Jun 26, 2009
A wrote on Jun 25, 2009 3:36 PM:" you self-centered fools talk like it's easy to find a job in this town. It's never been easy to find a job here, and especially now a days.if i have to make an assumption, money is not the issue in the eviction....noise maybe?this man shows more potential than you negative naysayers ever will.Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell had their naysayers as well. everybody starts somewhere, usually with some sacrifice. ". JG wrote on Jun 25, 2009 8:46 PM:" This car... (Missoulian, MT)
New iPhone 3G S - first review... Jun 18, 2009
In 1876 Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone and changed the way we would communicate forever. Fast forward 133 years and Apple has yet again reinvented the way we will share what happens in our daily lives. (The Drudge Report)
New Braintree power plant should be operating soon Jun 6, 2009
The plant has been named the Thomas A. Watson Generating Station in honor of the founder of BELD, who is best remembered for helping Alexander Graham Bell invent the telephone. Bottiggi believes that building a new plant was a good idea because energy prices have been rising steadily, and BELD is looking for ways to protect customers from the effects of market fluctuation. (Braintree Forum, MA)
MARSHFIELD FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK: A little bit of tortured logic Jun 4, 2009
In case you were wondering, former Bruins coach and Hockey Night in Canada god Don Cherry was No. 7, Alexander Graham Bell was No. 9 and Wayne Gretzky was No. 10. Shania Twain, Bobby Orr and Mike Myers were No. 18 to 20, respectively. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)
Liberia: William R. Tolbert - 'In The Pantheon Of Great African Leaders' May 29, 2009
com: Liberia: William R. Tolbert - 'In The Pantheon Of Great African Leaders' (Page 1 of 5). Liberia: William R. Tolbert - 'In The Pantheon Of Great African Leaders. (allAfrica.com)
King film has challenges May 24, 2009
Whereas great men like Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell came off in the movies as earnest and devoted to their life s work, the films themselves were rather dull. A King film faces a similar predicament, according to Doherty. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Manchester-by-the-Sea, a movie star among towns May 24, 2009
By the early 1900s the town had become a haven for President Taft (and later Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Wilson), inventor Alexander Graham Bell, and 11 foreign ambassadors, who moved their embassies to Manchester in the summer of 1904. The defunct cabinetmakers now entered the service sector, becoming the gardeners, chauffeurs, butlers, cooks, and builders for this new moneyed set. (Boston Globe)
Hear Indiana holds 6th Annual Talk Walk Run at Fort Harrison State Park to Celebrate Deaf Children Who Listen and Speak May 5, 2009
Hear Indiana is the non-profit Indiana chapter of the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing ... More information about the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. (PR Newswire)
The TIME 100: The Twitter Guys by Ashton Kutcher May 3, 2009
Years from now, when historians reflect on the time we are currently living in, the names Biz Stone and Evan Williams will be referenced side by side with the likes of Samuel Morse, Alexander Graham Bell, Guglielmo Marconi, Philo Farnsworth, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs because the creation of Twitter by Stone, 35 (right), Williams, 37, and Jack Dorsey, 32 (not pictured), is as significant and paradigm-shifting as the invention of Morse code, the telephone, radio, television or the personal... (Time.com)
Is Canada losing thelab-rat race? May 3, 2009
Only if he's dead, jokes Shadman Zamau, 16, before volunteering Alexander Graham Bell whose invention of the telephone is now more than 130 years old. INNOVATE AND CELEBRATE. (Globe and Mail)
Beverly Hills Based Jewelry Brands and JewelryBrands.net Appoints Top Jewelry Industry Executive Lyle M. Rose as President Apr 13, 2009
Mr. Rose also served as past president of the New Jersey chapter of the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Contact Lyle Rose directly at 973-906-3618 or email: lylerose2001 (at) yahoo (dot) com. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
W8 til u stop b4 txtn; Apr 9, 2009
That's why Alexander Graham Bell called Watson. Then again, I guess I'm old-fashioned. (Greenville Delta Democrat Times, MS)
Art show for the blind opens in Portsmouth Apr 5, 2009
The issue of accessibility hits home for Sobel, she previously worked at the Alexander Graham Bell School in Cleveland, which serves people who are blind, deaf and autistic. As part of the research for presenting "Art Beyond Sight," Sobel and Brenner went on a touch tour called "Feeling for Form" at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
There's no time like the present Apr 1, 2009
Included under this heading is typing things like "c u l8r." For those of us whose cell phones date back to Alexander Graham Bell, these abbreviations mean a lot. Typing "see" requires four hits of the 7 key, then two hits of the 3 key. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
UCL and GSK join forces to develop combined small molecule-antibody treatment for rare disease Mar 24, 2009
UCL alumni include Marie Stopes, Jonathan Dimbleby, Lord Woolf, Alexander Graham Bell, and members of the band Coldplay. UCL currently has over 12,000 undergraduate and 8,000 postgraduate students. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Power plant reaches major milestone Mar 18, 2009
The plant has been named the Thomas A. Watson Generating Station in honor of the founder of BELD, who is best remembered for helping Alexander Graham Bell invent the telephone. We are now powering the Watson Station through this transmission system while we complete testing in preparation for startup of the gas turbines, Bottiggi said. (Braintree Forum, MA)
The 'Twitterview': McCain vs. Stephanopoulos Mar 18, 2009
If Twitter, the microblogging Web site, represents the newest of mainstream communication technologies, then this story was put together with some really old ones -- like the cell phone (first U.S. commercial sales in 1983) and the conventional land line telephone (patented in 1879 by Alexander Graham Bell). (ABCNews Photo Illustration). (ABC News)
BCE files annual report on Form 40-F Mar 18, 2009
MONTREAL, Quebec, March 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - (TSX, NYSE: ) today announced the filing of its 2008 annual report on Form 40-F with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). BCE's Form 40-F, which includes its audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2008, as well as a reconciliation of Canadian generally accepted accounting principles to United States generally accepted accounting principles, is available on BCE's website at in the Investors section (under... (PR Newswire)
More of this story Mar 12, 2009
He just stayed home as he was anxiously awaiting the calls that he knew would be coming over Alexander Graham Bell. While Fred was answering the phone, LaVerna was busy in the kitchen cooking a delicious birthday dinner. (Cut Bank Pioneer Press - Golden Triangle, MT)
Casual cleaning? Bring it Mar 11, 2009
Alexander Graham Bell could not have been more thrilled with the telephone. One of my best cleaning short-cuts came from a military academy cadet who said polishing the woodwork at the level of people's noses can give the illusion of having polished all the woodwork. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for March 9 Mar 9, 2009
That's when Alexander Graham Bell made the first telephone call, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Over a wire to his assistant in the next room, Bell said, "Mister Watson, come here, I want you." At the time the public was slow to see the usefulness of the new invention. (PR Newswire)
Lesson Plans For March Mar 9, 2009
Other March birthdays include Michelangelo, Alexander Graham Bell, Andrew Jackson, Mikhail Gorbachev, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., and Cesar Chavez. A study and discussion of Cesar Chavez can include his commitments to migrant workers in order to achieve higher wages and ethical treatment. (Suite101.com)
U.N. report: U.S. behind in phone, Internet tech Mar 3, 2009
But the country where Alexander Graham Bell invented the modern telephone, and which developed what has since become the Internet, lagged behind northern European countries on all fronts. Sweden, which was ranked first, had more cellular accounts than inhabitants by 2007. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Home of the week Feb 28, 2009
His statue of Alexander Graham Bell is a landmark in Brantford, Ont. where Mr. Bell did much of his work on the invention of the telephone. (Globe and Mail)
WATCHWORDS: Do Not Call Registry is well worth your time Feb 27, 2009
From the moment that Alexander Graham Bell spoke to Thomas Watson on his telephone, communication among mankind was forever changed. Today, the wireless age makes communication portable and convenient. (Amesbury News, MA)
School on King Day Feb 24, 2009
naturalblonde196 wrote on Feb 11, 2009 2:08 PM:" I have no problem with celebrating great americans in this country and there is no question that MLK was a great man but lets mark a day that honors those Americans that changed this country in a big way. We have President's day that honors all the men who ran this country, Vereran's Day for our honored military and so forth . Let's pick a day and utilize it for that reason. That way no one person's opinion matters.......great people like our... (Helena Independent Record, MT)
The Almanac -- weekly Feb 24, 2009
They include English poet Edmund Waller in 1606; industrialist George Pullman, inventor of the railway sleeping car, in 1831; telephone inventor Alexander Graham Bell in 1847; U.S. Army Gen. Matthew Ridgway in 1895; movie star Jean Harlow in 1911; Star Trek actor James Scotty Doohan in 1920; Lee Radziwill, sister of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, in 1933 (age 76); former football star Herschel Walker, the 1982 Heisman Trophy winner, and Olympic gold medal heptathlete Jackie Joyner-Kersee, both in... (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
How 100 years of flight transformed a nation Feb 24, 2009
Two years before, Alexander Graham Bell had brought together four young men, two Canadians -- John Alexander Douglas McCurdy and F.W. "Casey" Baldwin -- and two Americans -- Glenn Curtiss and Lt. Thomas Selfridge -- to form the Aerial Experimental Association (AEA). At 59 years of age, the inventor of the telephone was content to leave the science of practical flight to younger men and offered his summer home at Baddeck, N.S., as an open-air think tank where each member would be encouraged to... (Ottawa Citizen)
Silver Dart replica ready for centennial of powered flight Feb 23, 2009
The original Silver Dart was designed by a team headed by telephone pioneer Alexander Graham Bell. It had a 40-horsepower engine and was built using steel tubing, bamboo, tape, wire, wood and rubberized silk balloon-cloth. (Canada.com)
Silver Dart replica makes five flights Feb 23, 2009
Under the mentorship of inventor Alexander Graham Bell, John Alexander Douglas McCurdy, a 22-year-old mechanical engineer from Baddeck, climbed aboard the airplane he designed 100 years ago, determined to become the first man in Canada to pilot a powered, heavier-than-air machine in controlled flight. The kite-like craft, powered by a 35-horsepower, V-8 engine, bounced along on three motorcycle wheels and after about 30 metres was airborne over Baddeck Bay. (Globe and Mail)
Pastiimes - Whitng's towering effort Feb 19, 2009
The Divinity School of the B.U. has a tower known as the Alexander Graham Bell tower, which is a reproduction of the Old Stump, only smaller. Dr. Marsh has on his lawn a linden tree propagated from a linden sprout from the Winslow House. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)
Research on the Characteristics of a Modern Grid: Operates Resiliently Against Attack and Natural Disaster Feb 14, 2009
EnergyPulse - Insight Analysis and Commentary on the Global Power Industry. Free Newsletter Sign up today for your free subscription to the EnergyPulse Weekly Update - delivered directly to your e-mail box. (Energy Pulse, CO)
Queen's website gets multimedia makeover Feb 13, 2009
In the document from 1878, Queen Victoria describes meeting Alexander Graham Bell and trying out his new invention, the telephone. Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web, who hosted the launch, said that the website celebrates a really important part of the British cultural tradition - the monarchy - and is a great resource for the people within Britain, so it deepens that culture. (Times Online)
Power plant nearing completion Feb 8, 2009
This plant will be known as the Thomas A. Watson Generating Station in honor of the founder of the Braintree Electric Light Department (BELD), who is best remembered for helping Alexander Graham Bell invent the telephone. Commercial acceptance of the Watson Generating Station is scheduled for early April. (Braintree Forum, MA)
One small step for aviation buffs Feb 7, 2009
Haddon said the project especially the successful flight brought back memories of the time he spent with his grandfather, a University of Toronto graduate who worked with telephone inventor Alexander Graham Bell to make the first Silver Dart flight possible. Hadden loves to tell how his family met Graham Bell in 1885, when the Brantford, Ont. (Toronto Star)
