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History of the Telephone

By IamCase
  • Telephon

    Telephon

    Philip Reis invents the "Telephon", the first device to ever transmit speech.
  • Period: to

    History of the Telephone

  • America

    America

    America is connected coast to coast with telegraph lines.
  • Idea for Telephone

    Idea for Telephone

    Alexander Graham Bell convieces the idea for the telephone and applies for patents.
  • Submarine Cable

    Submarine Cable

    First Trans-Tasman submarine cable laid.
  • Invention

    Invention

    Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone
  • First commerical

    First commerical

    First commercial telephone exchange
  • AT&T

    AT&T

    Bell Telephone Company made AT&T
  • Connection

    Connection

    Key West to Cuba connected by cable.
  • Across the world

    Across the world

    First conversation by telephone across the world.
  • Rotary Phone

    Rotary Phone

    AT&T invents the first rotary telephone
  • Dial up

    Dial up

    First touch dial telephone invented.
  • In the FUTURE

    In the FUTURE

    I think there will be glasses that are also smartphones and phones implanted in people's brains.

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