Who Developed a Company That Came to Manufacture Both Short-

question 48

Multiple Choice

Who developed a company that came to manufacture both short- and long-distance telephones and had one of the most valuable patents in history?

• A)Alexander Graham Bell
• B)Thomas Alva Edison
• C)Samuel Andrews
• D)John D.Rockefeller
• E)Sir Henry Bessemer

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