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Thomas A. Watson, American assistant to Alexander Graham Bell (died 1934)

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Thomas A. Watson

American machinist best known for assisting in the invention of the telephone

Thomas Augustus Watson was an assistant to Alexander Graham Bell, notably in the invention of the telephone in 1876.
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Alexander Graham Bell

Canadian-American inventor of telephone (1847–1922)

Alexander Graham Bell was a Scottish-born Canadian-American inventor, scientist, and engineer who is credited with patenting the first practical telephone. He also co-founded the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) in 1885.
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