Alexander Graham Bell, the scientist who pioneered the telephone, was born on March 3, 1847 in Edinburgh,Scotland. Many members of his family were involved in teaching elocution – the study and practice of speaking – while his mother and wife were both deaf, factors which would have profound influences in his later work.
In 1870, Bell immigrated with his parents to Canada and began to get involved in communications equipment. In 1872, he opened a school for training teachers of the deaf in Boston. In 1873, he became Professor of Vocal Physiology at Boston University and shortly after, in 1874, the idea of the telephone began to form in his mind.
On March 10, 1876, Bell spoke the first words over a working telephone to his assistant, Watson. His message was along the lines of “Mr.Watson, come here; I want to see you.”