英语翻译Inthenineteenthcentury,theinventionofthetelegraphmadeitpossibletosendnoises,signals,andevenmusicoverwiresfromoneplacetoanother.However,thehumanvoicehadnevertraveledthisway.Manyinventorstriedtofindawayto
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Inthenineteenthcentury,theinventionofthetelegraphmadeitpossibletosendnoises,signals,andevenmusicoverwiresfromoneplacetoanother.However,thehumanvoicehadnevertraveledthisway.Manyinventorstriedtofindawaytosendavoiceoverwires,andin1876someoftheireffortswerecrownedwithsuccess.TwoAmericaninventors,AlexanderGrahamBellandElishaGray,succeededatalmostthesametime.TheUnitedStatesSupremeCourtfinallyhadtodecidewhichofthetwowasthefirstinventorofthetelephone.TheCourtdecidedinBell'sfavor.
BorninEdinburg,Scotland,Bellgrewupinafamilythatwasveryinterestedinteachingpeopletospeak.Hisgrandfatherhadbeenanactorwholeftthetheatretoteachelocution;hisfatherwasateacherwhohelpeddeaf-muteslearnhowtospeak.
However,probablynoneofthelaterinventionsgaveBellthesamefeelingoftriumphashehadonthedaywhenhespilledsomeacidfromhisbatteries.Itwasafterhehadworkedformonthstofindwaystosendsomethingmorethanmetallictwangsoverthewires.ThinkingWatson,hishelper,wasinthenextroom,Bellcalled,"Mr.Watson,comehere.Iwantyou."Watsonwasnotinthenextroom.Hewasdowninhislaboratory,nexttothereceiver.