![TIL Alexander Graham Bell invented the metal detector to try and find the bullet lodge in President James Garfield. The device worked but had interference from the metal springs in the bed. TIL Alexander Graham Bell invented the metal detector to try and find the bullet lodge in President James Garfield. The device worked but had interference from the metal springs in the bed.](https://external-preview.redd.it/bDweUGSyhht_tPT_iSH5fgsi-WJt3aVQs59Cq7N4WAg.jpg?auto=webp&s=9f73df0585263221bb67f2ba5b6aa3edf42323c9)
TIL Alexander Graham Bell invented the metal detector to try and find the bullet lodge in President James Garfield. The device worked but had interference from the metal springs in the bed.
![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](https://www.thevintagenews.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/65/2016/09/JNMHGSF.jpg)
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
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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
![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 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](https://slideplayer.com/5/1485896/big_thumb.jpg)
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
![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
Presidential Trivia on Twitter: "In 1881, Dr. Alexander Graham Bell used the metal detector he invented to search for the bullet in President Garfield. The device is now part of the Smithsonian's
![The President is somewhat restless…”: Enter Bell – Circulating Now from the NLM Historical Collections The President is somewhat restless…”: Enter Bell – Circulating Now from the NLM Historical Collections](https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/lc-20500101-drawing-by-bell.jpg)
The President is somewhat restless…”: Enter Bell – Circulating Now from the NLM Historical Collections
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