The bel (B) and the smaller decibel (dB) are units of measurement of sound intensity invented by Bell Labs and named after him. [N 28] Since 1976 the IEEE's Alexander Graham Bell Medal has been awarded to honor outstanding contributions in the field of telecommunications.
If it is possible to answer this question, answer it for me (else, reply "unanswerable"): What was the first year the Alexander Graham Bell Medal was given out?
1976