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While experimenting with his technique called "harmonic telegraph", Alexander Graham Bell discovers that he can hear plucking sounds being transmitted along a wire. This discovery will lead to his invention of the telephone. Inspired by the life and work of the great inventor, The Sweet will record Alexander Graham Bell in 1971, and Richard Thompson will explore the great man's life in some detail in his song Alexander Graham Bell.
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