The dictionary says it was Thomas Edison who put hello into common usage. He urged the people who used his phone to say "hello" when answering. His rival, Alexander Graham Bell, thought the better word was "ahoy."

What is the name of Thomas Edison girlfriend?

Mina Miller was born on July 6, 1865, the seventh of eleven children. She met Thomas Edison at the home of a mutual friend of her father and Edison, the inventor Ezra Gilliland.

Who is Graham Bell wife?

Alexander Graham Bell poses for a portrait with his wife Mabel Hubbard Gardiner Bell in 1894.