![James A. Garfield National Historic Site on Twitter: "On Aug. 1, 1881-140 yrs ago yesterday-inventor Alexander Graham Bell was at the White House. He used an early metal detector of his own James A. Garfield National Historic Site on Twitter: "On Aug. 1, 1881-140 yrs ago yesterday-inventor Alexander Graham Bell was at the White House. He used an early metal detector of his own](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E7z4f_2XoAEDOaN.jpg)
James A. Garfield National Historic Site on Twitter: "On Aug. 1, 1881-140 yrs ago yesterday-inventor Alexander Graham Bell was at the White House. He used an early metal detector of his own
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BY:PAIGE MICHELLE. Alexander graham bell is most credited for the invention of the telephone. Bell is also known for his inventions for a metal detector, - ppt download
G.E (Genius Engineers) - MasKingTapE http://inventors.about.com/od/pstartinventions/a/Metal_Detector.htm In 1881, Alexander Graham Bell invented the first metal detector. As President James Garfield lay dying of an assassin's bullet, Alexander Graham ...
![Alexander Graham Bell developed a metal detector as a last ditch effort to locate a bullet lodged in the chest of American President James Garfield in 1881 Alexander Graham Bell developed a metal detector as a last ditch effort to locate a bullet lodged in the chest of American President James Garfield in 1881](http://www.thevintagenews.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/65/2016/09/Early-metal-detector-1919-used-to-find-unexploded-bombs-in-France-after-World-War-1.-640x336.jpg)