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The Telephone: a tool very used in recent years, which allows us to talk, chat, see each other, communicate... with just a few simple touches on a screen

By Sofía Arroyo

  • Alexander Graham Bell patents the telephone

    Alexander Graham Bell patents the telephone
    With the help of Thomas A. Watson, Bell developed a prototype. With his help and the effort of many hard-working days, he successfully created the first telephone.

  • The phone starts to be commercialised

    The phone starts to be commercialised
    The Bell Telephone Company started commercially producing phones and service, showing its newest invention to the rest of the world

  • Invention of the Candlestick telephone

    Invention of the Candlestick telephone
    The candlestick was popular in the early 1900s, had many manufacturers, and thus a lot of competition on the market. It was known as the "upright desk stand." It worked in the same manner and was created with the same materials.

  • First use of dial telephones

    First use of dial telephones
    The first use of a dial phone was in 1892 in La Porte, Indiana. The standard form of the rotary dial is a disk three inches in diameter with 10 holes and it became a great revolution in the telephone's world.

  • First Cordless phone

    First Cordless phone
    These early cordless phones worked, but had problems with interference, poor range, and short battery life and could even pickup signals from other cordless phones if they got too close.

  • First Mobile Telephone

    First Mobile Telephone
    Martin Cooper is considered the inventor of the mobile phone. You could talk on this phone for 35 minutes before recharging it for 10 hours. The only things you could do with this cell phone were dial, talk, and listen.

  • First Portable mobile phone

    First Portable mobile phone
    Motorola 8000X was launched as the first phone people could buy in shops. This was the first cell phone and its price was $3,995. It had the benefits of being portable, what made a huge change in the way people had used telephones in their daily lives.

  • First Smart phone

    First Smart phone
    IBM revealed a revolutionary device that had more capabilities than its preceding cell phones. This smartphone was known as the Simon Personal Communicator. It included a touch screen, email, fax, notes, calendar and other simple apps.

  • Actual telephone

    Actual telephone
    Nowadays, the telephone has developed a lot in unbelievable ways, making our lives more comfortable and easier. It connects us, even if we're separated by great distances. An example could be the iPhone