The HIstory of the Phone

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    The History of the Telephone

  • The Idea of the Telephone

    Elisha Gray and Alexander Graham Bell each got the idea of the telephone. Bell won the battle over the idea.
  • The Birth of the Telephone

    The Birth of the Telephone
    March 10th, 1876 didn't only marked the birth of the telephone, but the death of the telegraph.
  • The Payphone

    The Payphone
    The payphone was invented by William Gray. It cost 25 cents per minute back then.
  • The Invention of the French Phone

    The Invention of the French Phone
    Vail's Chief Engineer, and J.J. Carty invented the French phone in 1907.
  • The Invention of the Wall Phone

    The Invention of the Wall Phone
    Margeret Masontu was talking to her friend on the phone when she told herself,"I wish I could go outside while talking on the phone." The wall phone was later invented in 1956.
  • The Button Dial

    The Button Dial
    In 1963 the button dial was invented by Almond Brown Stroger.
  • The Text Message

    The Text Message
    Text messaging was released in 1989.
  • Current Update

    Current Update
    The current update is the Blackberry Z10 by T-mobile and it was realesed on March 11th 2013.
  • The Cordlesss Phone

    The Cordlesss Phone
    The first cordless phone was invented in 1970. People were excited because they could take it anywhere they wanted.
  • The Future

    In the future will come a magnifesent device. A cude that when touched will activate and show a all apps and messages in the air.
  • Websites

    "The History of the Telephone - Alexander Graham Bell." About.com Inventors. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Mar. 2013. http://inventors.about.com/od/bstartinventors/a/telephone.htm.
    Michaelgrr. "Anglo-french-phone." Flickr. Yahoo!, 23 Aug. 2010. Web. 15 Mar. 2013. http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelgrr/4920020099/.
    "Sara Telephone | Wall Telephone Invented | Event View." Sara Telephone | Wall Telephone Invented | Event View. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Mar. 2013. <http://www.xtimeline.com/evt/view.aspx?id=95