Bell

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Bell funded and led some familiar late 19th-century start-ups

Bell had a passion for science and technology. He used some of his wealth to support the fledgling journal Science, which later became the official publication of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Bell and others established the National Geographic Society in 1888; he served as the organization’s president from 1898 to 1903, a period in which its dry journal was transformed into a periodical packed with award-winning photographs and fascinating stories, which greatly amplified its popularity.