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Alexander Graham Bell & Thomas Edison

Did Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison live at the same time?

Yes. Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison lived at the same time for 75 years, from 1847 to 1922.[1][2][3][4]

Alexander Graham Bell · Thomas Edison · Born in 1847

Alexander Graham Bell
Alexander Graham Bell
1847–1922
Science & Invention
Invented the telephone
Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison
1847–1931
Science & Invention
Light bulb, phonograph, 1000+ patents
18471931
Alexander Graham Bell
Thomas Edison
Alexander Graham Bell
Science & Invention
Born in Edinburgh
Died in Beinn Bhreagh
Thomas Edison
Science & Invention
Born in Milan
Died in West Orange

World Events During Their Overlap

1848 Revolutions of 1848 sweep Europe
1853 Crimean War begins
1859 Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species
1861 American Civil War begins
1865 Abolition of slavery in the United States
1869 Suez Canal opens
1871 Unification of Germany
1876 Alexander Graham Bell patents the telephone
1884 Berlin Conference partitions Africa
1893 New Zealand becomes first country to grant women's suffrage
1896 First modern Olympic Games in Athens
1898 Spanish-American War
1903 Wright brothers achieve powered flight
1905 Einstein publishes theory of special relativity
1912 Sinking of the Titanic
1914 World War I begins
1917 Russian Revolution
1918 World War I ends; Spanish flu pandemic begins
1919 Treaty of Versailles signed
1920 League of Nations established

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Sources

  1. Alexander Graham Bell — Wikipedia
  2. Alexander Graham Bell (Q34286) — Wikidata
  3. Thomas Edison — Wikipedia
  4. Thomas Edison (Q8743) — Wikidata