WASHINGTON, DC — Out of patent litigation paranoia, inventor Alexander Graham Bell donated copies of his devices and sound recordings directly to the Smithsonian. Volta Laboratory disc recording with ...

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The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History will embark this fall on a new round of sound recovery to restore some of the world’s earliest recordings. Made possible with public-private ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - March 10, 1876. Alexander Graham Bell makes his first successful telephone call to his assistant, saying, “Mr. Watson, come here. I want to see you.” This success allowed ...

I'm willing to bet most people would agree that hearing some of the earliest recorded sound is pretty cool. But what exactly makes it so cool? The museum's "Hear My Voice": Alexander Graham Bell and ...

Nearly 300 never-before-heard recordings by inventor and scientist Alexander Graham Bell will be restored and made accessible later this year, the Smithsonian National Museum of American History ...