Bell Quote by Elisha Gray

As to Bell's talking telegraph, it only creates interest in scientific circles, and, as a toy it is beautiful; but ... its commercial value…

— Elisha Gray

Did Alexander Graham Bell do any market research before he invented the telephone?

— Walter Isaacson

I watch for emergent technologies and pay attention to what people say they'll be good for, then see what we actually use them for.…

— William Gibson

Scientific discovery is not valuable unless it has commercial value.

— John A. McDougall

Words from the past: "It's a clever idea, Mr. Bell, but don't wire us, we'll wire you.

— Robert Breault

“In 1894 Alexander Graham Bell’s telephone patents expired. Within a few years, over 6,000 local telephone companies were competing for the U.S. market.”

— William Poundstone

We know enough to be sure that the scientific achievements of the next fifty years will be far greater, more rapid, and more surprising,…

— Winston Churchill

“What made Bell Labs fundamentally different had as much to do with antitrust law as the geniuses it attracted.”

— Steven Johnson

In the new era, thought itself will be transmitted by radio.

— Guglielmo Marconi

Let's hope brands recognize that the true power of this technology is not its reach but its ability to communicate substance that adds meaning…

— Simon Mainwaring

America may say that it values science, but it sure as hell doesn't want to pay for it.

— Hope Jahren

The Bell never rings of itself; unless some one handles or moves it it is dumb.

— Plautus