Chichester Bell was a cousin to Alexander Graham Bell and instrumental in developing improved versions of the phonograph. Bell began working in 1881 with his famous cousin and their associate Charles Tainter on addressing the drawbacks to Edison's phonograph. They created the Volta Laboratory Association to hold their patents. Their successful development of the graphophone led to the formation of the Volta Graphophone Company of Alexandria, Virginia in February, 1886 by the principals along with Chichester's brother, lawyer and banker Charles B. Bell. While he resided in Washington, DC, Chichester Bell was a cofounder of the Chemical Society of Washington. He then travelled to University College, London to continue his scientific research. In 1887, he published "Sympathetic Vibration of Jets" in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. Alexander Graham Bell (March 3, 1847 – August 2, 1922) was a Scottish-born scientist and inventor. ... Edison cylinder phonograph ca. ... Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman who developed many devices which greatly influenced life in the 20th century. ... The graphophone is an improved version of the phonograph. ... Map Political Statistics Founded 1718 County Independent city Mayor William D. Euille Geographic Statistics Area  - Total  - Land  - Water 39. ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... The Front Quad University College London, commonly known as UCL, is one of the colleges that make up the University of London. ... The premises of the Royal Society in London (first four properties only). ...

External links

• Story of the Graphophone

Patents

• U.S. Patent 0341,212 Reproducing Sounds from Phonograph Records (without using a stylus), filed November 1885, issued May 1886 (with Alexander Bell and Charles Tainter)
• U.S. Patent 0341,213 Transmitting And Recording Sounds By Radiant Energy, filed November 1885, issued May 1886 (with Alexander Bell and Charles Tainter)
• U.S. Patent 0341,214 Recording and Reproducing Speech and Other Sounds (improvements include compliant cutting head, wax surface, and constant linear velocity disk), filed June 1885, issued May 1886 (with Charles Tainter)