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In the past, people sent letters or telegrams to communicate with other towns. Telegrams were messages transmitted through an electric device. -
Alexander Graham Bell was a scientist from Scotland. In 1876, he accomplished the first telephone call. -
The first international phone call from New York to London was in 1926. -
Dr. Martin Cooper was an inventor from the USA. He was the father of the mobile phone. The mobile phone was 25 centimeters long and it weighted more than one kilo. People talked for 30 minutes and the battery died. -
In the 90s,the IBM company invented the first touchscreen phone. People talked on the phone sent emails and messages. It had Basic apps like a calendar and calculator. -
Now, mobile phones are smaller. They also have more function. You can send text messages, listen to music, play computer games and take photos. You can surf on the net.