Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press.
New Georgia Encyclopedia: Atlanta Race Riot of 1906
Article that retells the story behind the Atlanta race riots of 1906 where white mobs killed and wounded dozens of blacks in reaction to newspaper headlines of alleged assaults of white females by blacks, general racial tensions, the...
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: More About Bell
Part of the larger site about Alexander Graham Bell from the series, American Experience, this biography focuses mainly on his education and experimentation which resulted in his development of the telephone. Included is information...
Other
Ibm Archives: Valuable Resources on Ibm's History
This site chronicles the history of International Business Machines including exhibits, documents, and multimedia.
Other
Lemelson Center's Invention at Play: Alexander Graham Bell
A summary of Alexander Graham Bell's telephone invention.
Other
Ibm Home Page
Visit the IBM homepage to learn about the IBM products, shop for specific products, get technical support, or manage your IBM account.
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: The Telephone
The home page to the PBS feature film on the invention of the telephone. The People and Events section has biographies and commentary on the invention of the telephone and its subsequent success. Be sure to click on Gallery for pictures...
PBS
Who Made America? Alexander Graham Bell
From a PBS series, They Made America, comes this biography of Alexander Graham Bell and his invention of the telephone. Read about his development of the telephone and research into the sound.
PBS
Pbs: Who Made America?: Innovators: Thomas Watson
One-page profile of influential innovator, Thomas Watson, a master businessman whose ideas and vision became the foundation of IBM.
Read Works
Read Works: Famous Inventors Alexander Graham Bell: You Rang?
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage shares brief biographical information about Alexander Graham Bell and his role in inventing the telephone. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Invention of the Week: Alexander Graham Bell
This site provides a biographical sketch of Alexander Graham Bell and his inventions. Find out about Bell's patents in addition to the telephone.
Vassar College
Vassar College: 1896: Tom Watson
Tells about Watson's early life and involvement with the Farmers' Alliance in addition to later information about the 1896 Populist Party Presidential campaign.
Digital Public Library of America
Dpla: The Invention of the Telephone
This primary source set uses physical objects, documents, photographs, and drawings to tell the story of the invention of the telephone and its transformative impact on modern-day communication. Includes a teaching guide.
Library of Congress
Loc: American Treasures: "Mr. Watson Come Here!"
The American Library of Congress has Alexander Graham Bell's lab notebook in which he tells the story of the first successful telephone exchange.
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: Invention of Telephone
Explores the history of the telephone invention.