Alexander Graham Bell honors and tributes Alexander Graham Bell honors and tributes Alexander Graham Bell honors and tributes include honours bestowed upon him and awards named for him. Alexander Graham Bell received numerous tributes during his life, and new awards were subsequently named for him posthumously. Among those tributes: A number of schools, institutes, organizations, academic scholarships, awards, and places have been named in honour of Bell. A number of historic sites and other marks also commemorate both him and the first telephone company buildings. Among them are: Of international stature (partial list): In Canada (partial list): In France: In India: In Germany: In Mexico: In
Elisha Gray and Alexander Bell telephone controversy appointed a special committee to investigate the Pan-Electric matter and Garland's actions. The April 8 affidavit was published in the "Washington Post" on May 22, 1886. Three days later, the Post published a sworn denial from Bell, which was also reprinted in "The Electrical World". Bell swore that he never gave any money to Wilbur, and that "Mr. Wilbur did not show me Gray's caveat of the drawing of it or any portion of either." The theory that Alexander Graham Bell stole the idea of the telephone rests on the similarity between drawings of liquid transmitters in his lab notebook