Did Alexander Graham Bell Really Invent the Telephone? 1.66K Chris Wyman 07/12/10 10:14AM Filed to: History detectives History detectives History Alexander Graham Bell TV Telephone Republished Video Or, was Alexander Graham Bell just a palm-greasing charlatan? When PBS's History Detectives are on the case, the horse eats no cucumber salad.Find out more about History Detectives at PBS.org.