Documentary Night: Alexander Graham Bell
Documentary Night: The Life of Alexander Graham Bell
One of the greatest inventors of the late 19th century, Alexander Graham Bell is probably most famous for the invention of the telephone and the ‘Bell Telephone Company’. Throughout his life, he sought to foster the advancement of scientific knowledge with his utmost dedication and sincere efforts. His career only began in earnest after his family moved from London, England to Ontario, Canada in an attempt to improve his health. He started as an elocution teacher for the deaf people where he worked tirelessly to spread an early form of sign language across America. He displayed his innovative talent with his invention of various sound recording and transmission devices. His greatest achievement remains the invention of the telephone that has changed and continues to change the way people communicate around the world. He was a pioneer, who gifted mankind with one of the most astonishing and trailblazing discoveries in human history, the telephone.
AFTER the documentary - we can have a brief discussion session. NOTE: You must supply your own soda pop and popcorn! :-) Trivia may also follow, so bring your Jeopardy hats too!
Some feedback from Attendees:
Was so glad you ended up showing the two Bell movies. They complimented each other..Artists aren't the only ones who suffer (& go hungry) for their work! Really appreciated the presentations. Your presentations are wonderful to 'think about other things..' and learn about other fields...Thank you again for the presentations and opening them up to other IEEE sections! - MC
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- Date: 01 Mar 2024
- Time: 05:00 PM to 06:30 PM
- All times are (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
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- Starts 21 January 2024 07:46 AM
- Ends 01 March 2024 01:46 PM
- All times are (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
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Documentary Night: The Life of Alexander Braham Bell
One of the greatest inventors of the late 19th century, Alexander Graham Bell is probably most famous for the invention of the telephone and the ‘Bell Telephone Company’. Throughout his life, he sought to foster the advancement of scientific knowledge with his utmost dedication and sincere efforts. His career only began in earnest after his family moved from London, England to Ontario, Canada in an attempt to improve his health. He started as an elocution teacher for the deaf people where he worked tirelessly to spread an early form of sign language across America. He displayed his innovative talent with his invention of various sound recording and transmission devices. His greatest achievement remains the invention of the telephone that has changed and continues to change the way people communicate around the world. He was a pioneer, who gifted mankind with one of the most astonishing and trailblazing discoveries in human history, the telephone.
Biography:
There is plenty of material publicly available on this pioneer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Graham_Bell
- The 1939 film The Story of Alexander Graham Bell was based on his life and works.[231]
- The 1965 BBC miniseries Alexander Graham Bell starring Alec McCowen and Francesca Annis.
- The 1992 film The Sound and the Silence was a TV film.
- Biography aired an episode Alexander Graham Bell: Voice of Invention on August 6, 1996.
- Eyewitness No. 90 A Great Inventor Is Remembered, a 1957 NFB short about Bell.
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Agenda
5:00 PM - Welcome and Introductions, Chapter business update; (on your own) Pizza, Popcorn and Soda Pop
5:05 PM - Documentary
6:35 PM - End of Documentary; Start of Q & A; Group Discussion
6:45 PM - Wrap Up
ALL times are in EST/EDT (UTC-4 or UTC-5) depending upon local day light savings times in when effect
An IEEE Southeastern Michigan Section event. All are welcome. Consider becoming an IEEE member if such similar events are of professional/academic interest to you/ -- Sharan Kalwani
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