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The National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), colloquially known as the Blacksonian, is a Smithsonian Institution museum located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., in the United States. [4] It was established in 2003 and opened its permanent home in 2016 with a ceremony led by President Barack Obama.
In 2009 architect Phil Freelon (1953 - 2019) and his team won the international competition to design the newest addition to the National Mall, the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC).
4 dni temu · Alexander Graham Bell, Scottish-born American inventor, scientist, and teacher of the deaf whose foremost accomplishments were the invention of the telephone (1876) and refinement of the phonograph (1886).
The Smithsonian was an early adopter of the telephone. In June of 1878, a system of electronic bells and telephones was installed throughout the Smithsonian Castle. The system connected several workrooms and offices to provide instant communications within the building.
In the words of Lonnie G. Bunch III, founding director of the Museum, “there are few things as powerful and as important as a people, as a nation that is steeped in its history.” This Museum will tell the American story through the lens of African American history and culture.
15 cze 2020 · Most notably, Bell is credited for his invention of the telephone, which grew out of his research on the telegraph. Thanks to his contributions, communications continue to expand and improve across the globe, allowing people to stay connected from virtually anywhere.
19 paź 2018 · On 10 March 1876, three days after the publication of his patent, Alexander Graham Bell made history with a peremptory instruction to his assistant Thomas Watson: Mr Watson, come here—I want to see you. Crackly and indistinct, but intelligible, the words were the first to be spoken over the telephone.
