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Science & Technology
Antonio Meucci
1808–1889Florence, ItalyFirst-generation immigrantHistoric
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Why Included
Italian immigrant inventor recognized by the U.S. Congress as the true inventor of the telephone, preceding Bell's patent.
Notable For
- Developed voice communication device (teletrofono) by 1854
- U.S. House Resolution 269 (2002) recognized his work on the telephone
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Quick Facts
- Field
- Science & Technology
- Years
- 1808–1889
- Birth Place
- Florence, Italy
- Origin
- First-generation immigrant
- Ancestry Verification
- Confirmed
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