History of the Phone

By emijak2
  • 1843 - A skilled analytical chemist by the name of Michael Faraday began exhaustive research into whether space could conduct electricity.

    1843 - A skilled analytical chemist by the name of Michael Faraday began exhaustive research into whether space could conduct electricity.

    Research

  • Dr. Mahlon Loomis of Virginia, a dentist, may have been the first person to communicate through wireless via the atmosphere.

    First Wireless
  • Motorola

    Motorola

    Martin Cooper
    1954-After working for the navy he also worked for a telecommunications company, and got a job with Motorola. Cooper worked on the first portable handheld police radio. He was also the first to ever make a phone call using a cellular phone.
  • Dr Martin Cooper, is considered the inventor of the first portable handset

    Dr Martin Cooper, is considered the inventor of the first portable handset

    First Portable Handset
  • The Prototype

    The Prototype

    PrototypeDr. Cooper set up a base station in New York with the first working prototype of a cellular telephone.
  • The Phone Goes Public

    The Phone Goes Public

    Going PublicCell phones go public.
  • Trials start with the phone in Chicago

    Trials start with the phone in Chicago

    Trials The city of Chicago was where the first trials began with 2000 customers, and eventually other cell phone trials appeared in the Washington D.C. and Baltimore area.
  • Goals Set

    Goals Set

    CTIAThe Cellular Technology Industry Association (CTIA) was developed to lay down practical goals for cellular phone providers. This included research for new applications for cell phone development.
  • Compaines Started to Use Cell Phones

    Compaines Started to Use Cell Phones

    Big CompainesIn 1988 the big company's started to make cell phones.
  • The Cell Phone Went Worldwide

    The Cell Phone Went Worldwide

    Cell Phones going tho the WorldThere were over 54 places all over the world using cell phones.
  • Pay Phone

    Pay Phone

    Pay Phone
    BellSouth announces that it is leaving the pay phone business because there is too much competition from cell phones.