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What was Alexander Graham Bell's first experiment with sound?
Alexander Graham Bell's first experiment with sound was an automaton speaking head based off a machine by Baron Wolfgang von Kempelen and developed by Sir Charles Wheatstone.
How old was Alexander Graham Bell when he made the automaton speaking head?
Alexander Graham Bell was sixteen when he made his automaton speaking head.

Question: What inspired him to make the head?
Self-contained rewrite: What inspired Alexander Graham Bell to make the automaton speaking head?