The Telephone

Creation
Invention
Invented by Alexander Graham Bell
The telephone was an outcome of the attempt to improve the telegraph
Invented on March 10, 1876
Definition- Telephone is a wired base electrical system that would transmit speech
electrically
Some people came up with similar ideas
Robert Hooke invented the string telephone, where sounds were sent over an extended
wire with mechanical vibrations
Innocenzo Manzetti First came up with the idea of the telephone in 1844
Advancements
Expansion
First telephone appeared in Wisconsin in 1877
Telephones spread to cities across Wisconsin 1880s
People at first had to shout into the telephone
Telephones were huge
There was a huge boom in the amount of users of telephones as new companies hopped
on the new invention and tried to make profit
Bell telephone company was the first company formed
A smaller phone was introduced in the 1890s
NY Tel (later called AT&T) was created in 1896
20
th
Century
By 1904 there were over 3 million phones in the U.S.
The NY Tel invents a loading coil that reduces cross talk and extends range of
telephones
Model 102 (The Dial Phone) was created in the early 20
th
century
States start to regulate telephones in 1907
The government approves certain services and makes them public
In 1926 the Type 24 was introduced
Was a relatively modern phone that had long-life calling capabilities
First global telephone call was in 1935
Mobile phones
Wireless and cordless
Started with radios
Advanced to be more easily mobile
In 1947 cellular towers are created
Cellular development was not started until 1960s
The telephone becomes a global communication device in early 20
th
century
On April 3, 1973, Motorola manager Martin Cooper placed the first cellular phone call
Began the era of the cellular handheld phone
In 1980s cable networks associated with telephone companies made more
advancements
In 1990, Cable London connected the first cable telephone customer
Due to better services, advancements in technology and the growing the number of
people wanting to communicate easily with others led to the telephone creating a
global phenomenon that still fans today
Modern Uses
Internet Protocol (IP)
Uses a broadband Internet connection to transmit conversations as data packets
WiFi
Phones can connect to WiFi networks to access internet
Phones can connect to hotspots to easily connect to the internet
Quick Advancements
Touch Screen Phone
Applications and games for phones were invented
Characteristics of Modern Phones
Virtual Keyboard
Applications
WiFi
3G
Bluetooth
3G
Provides
Voice telephone
Mobile Internet Access
Accessing the internet without WiFi from a cellular phone
Video Calls
Mobile TV
Made phones more popular