title: Dr Alexander Graham Bell--audiologist and speech therapist.
abstract: Alexander Graham Bell is best known for his role in the invention of the telephone. However, he had a lifelong involvement in speech therapy and audiology besides many other medical investigations. He was also awarded an honorary MD degree from Heidelberg University. In this, the 100th anniversary of his invention of the telephone, his life and some of his medical interests are briefly reviewed.
mesh_terms: D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D010036:Otolaryngology / Q000266:history*; D013070:Speech Therapy / Q000266:history*; D014481:United States