Invention of the telephone issued to Bell." The Meucci resolution by the US Congress was promptly followed by a Canada legislative motion by Canada's 37th Parliament, declaring Alexander Graham Bell as the inventor of the telephone. Others in Canada disagreed with the Congressional resolution, some of whom provided criticisms of both its accuracy and intent. A retired director general of the Telecom Italia central telecommunications research institute (CSELT), Basilio Catania, and the Italian Society of Electrotechnics, "Federazione Italiana di Elettrotecnica", have devoted a Museum to Antonio Meucci, constructing a chronology of his invention of the telephone and tracing the history of the two legal
IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal team of two or three persons. The institute's reasoning for the award was described thus: Recipients of the award receive a gold medal, bronze replica, certificate, and an honorarium. As listed by the IEEE: IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal The IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal is an award honoring ""exceptional contributions to the advancement of communications sciences and engineering"" in the field of telecommunications. The medal is one of the highest honor awarded by the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers for achievements in telecommunication sciences and engineering. It was instituted in 1976 by the directors of the world's largest