What famous inventor applied for a patent on Valentine’s Day in 1876?
Alexander Graham Bell and Elisha Gray both rushed to the patent office on February 14, 1876, to see who could file the patent for the telephone first. Bell’s request was read first, and so the patent was granted to him on March 7 1876. For a general biography on Bell, see the first source, and for a more detailed account of the race to the patent office, see the second one. If you don’t trust Wikipedia, see the last two sources for further proof. Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Graham_Bell, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisha_Gray_and_Alexander_Bell_Controversy, http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventors/bell.htm, http://www.p
