Past  present  and future phones

Phones: Past, Present, and Future

  • Telegraph

    Telegraph

    The telegraph was a device used to send coded messages as beeps along wires.
  • Candlestick Telephone

    Candlestick Telephone

    The candlestick telephone was invented by Antonio Meucci.
  • Wall Phone

    Wall Phone

    The wall phone was large and bulky and hadncomponents that had to be arranged in the most appropriate manner.
  • First Telephone Invented

    First Telephone Invented

    The first telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell on March 7, 1876.
  • Rotary Phone

    Rotary Phone

    The rotary phone was the earliest user-controlled phone to be mass-produced.
  • Pay Phone

    Pay Phone

    The first pay phone was created in 1878.
  • Crank Telephone

    Crank Telephone

    The crank telephone was an early wooden wall telephone that required the caller to speak into a mouthpiece on the phone and crank the box to operate it.
  • First Cell Phone Invented

    First Cell Phone Invented

    On March 6, 1983 the first cell phone was invented.
  • Today's phones: Apple iPhone

    Today's phones: Apple iPhone

    One of the newest, upgraded, cell phones of today is the Apple iPhone 4S created by the Apple Company.
  • Phones of the Future

    Phones of the Future

    In the future, phones will be even slimmer and allow you to watch more television while on the go. Phones may not even be seen, they could be hidden in such places as accessories and even in the body! They will have a bunch of new features and communication might not even be what they are used for.