Telephone

Alexander Grahm Bell Speaks the First Words into a Telephone

Mar 10, 1876

Candlestick phone gain popularity

Jan 1, 1890

They gained popularity in the 1890s but then lost popularity in the 1930s

The Rotary Phone makes an appearance

Jan 1, 1930

This became a popular alternate to the candlestick phone because the mouthpiece and reciever were connected

Answering Machines became popular

Jan 1, 1960

This revolutionary device allowed people to leave messages for other people with their phones.

AT&T introduces a push button phone

Jan 1, 1963

This removed the tedious work of dialing something into with the Rotary phone

Portable Phones are invented

Jan 1, 1980

This was an amazing advancement in the phone industry considering nothing like this ever happened

Motorola introduces the first sucessful flip phone

Jan 1, 1996

They sold 60 million units and is considered the first sucessful consumer cell phone