History of the Telephone

By CC4Charlie

  • The Telephone is invented

    The Telephone is invented
    The telephone was invented by Alexander Grahm Bell and Elisha Gray in 1876. Both him and Grey raced to make it theirs, but Bell won. The first words ever spoken by Bell where "Mr Watson, come here. I want to see you."
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    History of the Telephone

  • The Coin Telephone invented

    The Coin Telephone invented
    William Gray of Hartford in 1889 makes the first pay telephone.

  • Rotary Telephones Made

    Rotary Telephones Made
    The first free-standing dial telephone was introduced in 1919 by AT&T in Norfolk, VA

  • AT&T created first transatlantic telephone link

    AT&T created first transatlantic telephone link
    Initially between the US and London. The conversations crossed the Atlantic via radio. The initial capacity is 1 call at a time, at a cost of $75 for the first three minutes - worth over $1,000 today.

  • Touch Tone Phone Introduced by AT&T

    Touch Tone Phone Introduced by AT&T
    AT&T introduces touchtone service in Greensburg and Carnegie, Pennsylvania.

  • First Cell Phone Call

    First Cell Phone Call
    Martin Cooper makes the first cell phone call.

  • The Cell Phone Is Available to the Public

    The Cell Phone Is Available to the Public
    The cell phone, invented by Martin Cooper, is put on to the market by Motarola. It weighed 2 pounds.

  • First iPhone released

    First iPhone released
    Time Magazine named the iPhone the 2007 invention of the year.

  • Future Prediction

    Future Prediction
    We think that in the year 2050, cell phones may project holagraphis images.