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Old October 20th 06, 05:45 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Steven P. McNicoll wrote:
"Greg Farris" wrote in message
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BONUS QUESTION:
What nationality can legitimately claim Radio broadcasting, the Internal
Combustion Engine, and the Telephone? (ITALY)


Bell was a Scot.


No ... Alexander Graham Bell was a Canadian. He came to Canada at the
age of 23. The first practical, long distance telephone call was made
on August 10, 1876, by the then 29-year-old Alexander Graham Bell from
downtown Brantford, Ontario to his assistant in Paris, Ontario, a
distance of about 10 miles.

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