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The evolution of the telephone

By Jess__s
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    The Telephone

  • Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone

    Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone

  • The first phone call

    The first phone call

  • Water telephone was made

    Water telephone was made

    Elisha Gray, designed a telephone using a water microphone in Highland Park, Illinois
  • First transcontinental telephone call

    First transcontinental telephone call

  • Touch-tone telephone is introduced

    Touch-tone telephone is introduced

  • First 911 call is made

    First 911 call is made

  • First portable cell phone call is made

    First portable cell phone call is made

  • Telephone transmission extends across and between major cities

    Telephone transmission extends across and between major cities

  • The Motorola StarTAC was the first successful flip phone, and the first successful consumer cell phone.

    The Motorola StarTAC was the first successful flip phone, and the first successful consumer cell phone.

  • First phone to include a camera

    First phone to include a camera

    The Sanyo SCP–5300 was one of the first phones to include a camera.
  • iPhone was introduced

    iPhone was introduced

    When the iPhone was introduced in 2007, Apple brought the smartphone to the masses.