Alexander Graham Bell vs Wilhelm Röntgen
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Compare the life timelines of Alexander Graham Bell (1847–1922) and Wilhelm Röntgen (1845–1923) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 75 years, from 1847 to 1922.
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Alexander Graham Bell (1847–1922)
- — Born in Edinburgh, Scotland Verified
- — Emigrated with his family to Canada
- — Received the US patent for the telephone Verified
- — Made the first successful telephone call to his assistant Thomas Watson Verified
- — Co-founded the Bell Telephone Company
- — Died in Baddeck, Nova Scotia, Canada Verified
Wilhelm Röntgen (1845–1923)
- — Born in Lennep, Prussia Verified
- — Family moved to Apeldoorn in the Netherlands Verified
- — Studied mechanical engineering at ETH Zurich Verified
- — Married Anna Bertha Ludwig Verified
- — Appointed professor of physics at the University of Giessen Verified
- — Became professor of physics at the University of Würzburg Verified
- — Discovered X-rays Verified
- — Moved to Munich as professor of experimental physics Verified
- — Awarded the first Nobel Prize in Physics Verified
- — Died in Munich, Germany Verified