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What did Alexander Graham Bell invent?

  1. The telephone

  2. The snowmobile

  3. The worldwide system of standard time zones

  4. The first electric light bulb

The correct answer is: The telephone

Alexander Graham Bell famously invented the telephone, made possible by the groundbreaking development of the telephone transmitter in 1876. Option B, the snowmobile, was invented by Joseph-Armand Bombardier in 1936, over 60 years after Bell's invention. Option C, the worldwide system of standard time zones, was established through international agreements and conventions in the mid to late 19th century, before Bell's invention. Option D, the first electric light bulb, was invented by Thomas Edison in 1879, three years after Bell's invention.