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Communication in history

  • 1st Telephone Created

    1st Telephone Created
    Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone.Bell invented the telephone while trying to improve the telegraph, which was limited to sending one message at a time. Bell believed that multiple messages could be sent over a wire if the sounds had a different pitch, which is how the ear responds to the frequency of the sound waves.
    http://www.telcomhistory.org/timeline.shtml
  • Coin Telephone invented

    Coin Telephone invented
    First coin-operated telephone installed in the Hartford Bank by the payphone's inventor, William Gray.It was a "postpay" machine (coins were deposited after the call was placed). Gray's previous claim to fame was inventing the inflatable chest protector for baseball.
  • The Dial Telephone was invented

    The Dial Telephone was invented
    The first dial telephone was introduced in 1897 by the Automatic Electric Company, founded in 1891 by Alman Brown Strowger.
  • First mobile radio telephone

    First mobile radio telephone
    The first real car phones, not car radios, come into play accross the United States. Although, the system is still using push-to-talk phones, it is an improved version that acctually works. However, the units are big and bulky, and require a personal radio operator to switch the calls. A simular system appeared in Sweden a few years earlier.
    http://iml.jou.ufl.edu/projects/fall04/keith/history1.htm
  • DynaTAC 8000x

    DynaTAC 8000x
    In 1983, the Motorola DynaTAC 8000x arrived on the market. Though huge by today’s standards, it was considered the first truly mobile phone because it was small enough to carry.
    http://insite.artinstitutes.edu/the-history-and-evolution-of-cell-phones-57809.aspx
  • Nokia 1011

    Nokia 1011
    The Nokia 1011 was the first mass-produced GSM phone. It was sold also as Mobira Cityman 2000. The typenumber refers to the launch date, 10 November, in 1992.
    http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/05/the-evolution-of-cell-phone-design-between-1983-2009/
  • Iphone 6 plus

    Iphone 6 plus
    Iphone 6 plus is one of the newest modern cell phones to hit the market.It has a 5.5 inch display.With a price tag of $299.