evolution of the telephone

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    evolution of the telephone

  • telephone is created

    Alexander Graham Bell first transmitted speech electrically with an order to his assistant Thomas A. Watson. this was the first time speech was transmited electricity.

  • telephone number

    the first telephone number made calling peple much easier instead of calling the person who owned the phones one could call the number that was assigned to each phone

  • phone book

    the first phone book made it so every person could find the number of someone who they didnt know the number of so that they didnt have to personally get it from them

  • AT&T created

    first telephone company created and leased their phones to homes and offices

  • rotary dial

    first time the rotary dial was implemented into telephones making it easier to make calls than the traditional method

  • one-piece telephone

    the first one piece telephone was introduced which freed an extra hand to take notes or do other tasks

  • push button phones

    the first push button phones replaced the rotary dial and made calling even faster and easier

  • cordless phones

    first cordless phone was created but woulld interfere with the radio signals of nearby aircrafts

  • improved cordless phone

    cordless phone is inovated and no longer interferes with aircraft radio signals

  • call from cell phone

    first call from a cell phone came from Dr. Martin Cooper this was the first time a call was made using a portable phone
  • cell phones to the public

    cell phones to the public

    the FCC finally authorized commercial cellular service for the USA. this was the first time cell phones were available to the US public
  • first flip phone

    first flip phone

    the first flip phone was invented and used to make cell hones less likely to misdial in a persons poket
  • first touchscreen phone

    first touchscreen phone

    The first touchscreen phone was the IBM Simon, it created a new and popular way to use phones.

  • first smartphone

    created a whole new look on phones that did more than just calling

  • first cell phone with a built in camera

    allowed people to have a phone and a camera in one device

  • first phones with internet access

    the first phones with internet access allowed people to browse the internet without the use of a computer
  • first cell phone with mp3 capability

    first cell phone with mp3 capability

    the first phone that played music started to replace CD players

  • first textmessaging cellphone

    text messaging created a whole new way for people to communicate with their phone
  • first internal antenna cell phone

    first internal antenna cell phone

    made cell phones more portable because it didnt have a large antenna sticking out of the top of it
  • first bluetooth capable phone

    first bluetooth capable phone

    allowed the first hands free use of cell phones