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Telephone Commununication
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Antonio Meucci Telettrofono
An early voice communicating device was invented around 1854 by Antonio Meucci, who called it a telettrofono. -
Alexander Graham Bell and the First Telephone
On this day in 1876, inventor Alexander Graham Bell received a patent for the telephone. Credited with creating the first practical telephone, his invention would revolutionize the way people communicate for years to come. -
Automatic telephone exchange
In 1891 Strowger patented his automatic telephone exchange and left the undertaking business to mass-produce his new invention. Teaming up with family members and friends, he created the Strowger Automatic Telephone Exchange Company, which installed the first working system into La Porte, Indiana, in 1892. In 1898 Strowger sold his patent and shares of the company and moved to St. Petersburg, Florida. -
Guglielmo Marconi developed Long-distance Wireless Telegraph
Italian inventor and engineer Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937) developed, demonstrated and marketed the first successful long-distance wireless telegraph and in 1901 broadcast the first transatlantic radio signal. His company’s Marconi radios ended the isolation of ocean travel and saved hundreds of lives, including all of the surviving passengers from the sinking Titanic. In 1909 he shared the Nobel Prize in Physics for his radio work. -
Willy Müller Answering Machine
Mr. Willy Müller invented the first automatic answering machine in 1935. This answering machine was a three-foot-tall machine popular with Orthodox Jews who were forbidden to answer the phone on the Sabbath. -
Apple iPhone
iPhone is a line of smartphones designed and marketed by Apple Inc. They run Apple's iOS mobile operating system. The first generation iPhone was released on June 29, 2007
