Chattering in the busy streets. harmonies played on the piano. The murmur of a human voice.
Why was Alexander Graham Bell able to hear these sounds? How did the human ear work? Young Aleck wanted to know.
Aleck spent his childhood feeding his curiosity about sound and communication. He studies sign language, invented sound-making machines, and experimented with the vibrations of his own voice and piano. He even tried to get his dog to pronounce actual words!