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Timeline of the Telephone

By MadKlenner
  • Acoustic Telephone

    Acoustic Telephone

    Robert Hooke invented the first acoustic telephone also known as an ear trumpet.
  • First normal telephone

    First normal telephone

    First telephone invented by Alexander Grahm Bell he received the first U.S. patent.

  • Commercial telephone service

    commercial telephone service began with the world's first telephone exchange in 1878.

  • American Bell Telephone

    American Bell Telephone Company formed (later ATT) to handle long distance services.

  • The first transatlantic phone call

    The first transatlantic phone call was made by Walter S. Gifford from New York to London.
  • First commercial mobile phone service for vehicles started

    First commercial mobile phone service for vehicles started

    It was called a Mobile Telephone Service (MTS), it used large radio towers, requiring calls to be connected by a human operator.
  • Bell Systems introduced

    Bell Systems introduced

    Bell Systems introduced by John E. Karlin the Touch-Tone phone.

  • The First SMS sent text message

    The First SMS text message was sent by Neil Papworth, a 22-year-old engineer.
  • The First Apple iPhone

    The First Apple iPhone

    The First Apple iPhone launched, ushering in the smartphone age.