Bell (disambiguation)

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A bell is a percussion instrument, usually cup-shaped.

Bell may also refer to:

Sound and music[edit]

Signals[edit]

  • Bell, a signal from an engine order telegraph, a communications device used on a ship or submarine
  • Alarm bell, used to alert people of a fire or burglary detected or, as part of a traditional alarm clock, to awaken or remind
  • Church bell, indicating when to go to church
  • Doorbell, a signaling device to alert residents to visitors
  • Division bell, used in a parliament to call members to a vote
  • Last call bell, a signal that a bar is closing soon
  • School bell, a signal used for transitions during a school day
  • Ship's bell, a signal for marking time on a ship

People[edit]

  • Bell (surname), a list of people with the surname Bell
  • Alexander Graham Bell (1847–1922), Scottish-Canadian-American inventor, teacher, engineer, and scientist, son of Alexander Melville Bell
  • John Stewart Bell or J. S. Bell (1928–1990), Northern Irish physicist and the originator of Bell's theorem in quantum physics
  • bell hooks, pen name of Gloria Jean Watkins (1952–2021), American author, academic, and activist

Places[edit]

Africa[edit]

Australia[edit]

Canada[edit]

Europe[edit]

United States[edit]

Other places[edit]

Art, entertainment, and media[edit]

Buildings[edit]

Businesses[edit]

Public houses[edit]

Telecommunications[edit]

  • Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai Bell
  • Bell Atlantic, the name of the Bell Operating Company serving the mid-Atlantic US, merged in 2000 with GTE to form Verizon
  • BCE Inc., formerly Bell Canada Enterprises, a telecommunications holding company in Canada
    • Bell Aliant, a telecommunications subsidiary of Bell Canada
    • Bell Canada, a telecommunications subsidiary of BCE Inc.
    • Bell Internet, an internet service provider and subsidiary of Bell Canada
    • Bell Media, a media subsidiary of BCE Inc.
    • Bell MTS, a telecommunications subsidiary of Bell Canada
    • Bell Mobility, a wireless network subsidiary of Bell Canada
    • Bell Satellite TV, a satellite television service and subsidiary of Bell Canada
  • Bell Communications Research, Inc., a research & development organization, originally a joint subsidiary of the Regional Bell Operating Companies, since renamed to Telcordia Technologies, Inc. and now a subsidiary of Ericsson
  • Bell Labs, a research & development organization founded by AT&T, now owned by Nokia
  • Bell System, the organization that provided telephone service in the United States until 1984
  • Bell Telephone Company, founded in 1877 by the family of Alexander Graham Bell
  • Illinois Bell, the name of the Bell Operating Company serving Illinois
  • Indiana Bell, the Bell Operating Company serving Indiana
  • Michigan Bell, the subsidiary of AT&T serving the state of Michigan
  • Mountain Bell, the name of the Bell Operating Company serving the US Rocky Mountain region
  • Nevada Bell, the Bell System's telephone provider in Nevada
  • New Jersey Bell, (1904–1983)
  • Northwestern Bell, the name of the Bell Operating Company serving the North Central and Northwestern US
  • Ohio Bell, the Bell Operating Company serving most of Ohio
  • Pacific Bell, the name of the Bell System's telephone operations in California
  • Regional Bell Operating Company, any of the phone companies spun off from AT&T in 1984
  • South Central Bell, the name of the Bell Operating Company serving the South-Central US
  • Southern Bell, the name of the Bell Operating Company serving the Southeastern US
  • Southwestern Bell, the name of the Bell Operating Company serving Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas
  • Wisconsin Bell, (1984–1999)

Other business[edit]

Mathematics, science and technology[edit]

Transportation[edit]

Rail[edit]

Sea[edit]

Other forms of transportation[edit]

Other uses[edit]

See also[edit]