2020_JinghanZhu_USHistory_Assignment 11

  • The invention of Antonio Meucci

    The invention of Antonio Meucci
    Antonio Meucci was an Italian inventor, who invented the telephone. He built it to connect his office with his bedroom, so he could talk to his wife, who was immobilized in bed, because of an illness
  • The first phone call

    The first phone call
    The first telephone call was realized by Alexander Graham in 1876. He called Thomas Watson, the first words transmitted were "Mr. Watson, come here. I want to see you."
  • Candlestick phone

    Candlestick phone
    Candlestick phone was divided into two pieces: one part was to spoke (transmitter) and the other one to listen (earphone). The main producers of these telephones was a company called Western Electric.
  • Rotary phone

    Rotary phone
    The rotary phone became popular in 1960 because of the facility of calling people, speaking, and listening at the same time.
  • Push-Botton phone

    Push-Botton phone
    Push-Botton phone was launched three years later the rotatory phone and it made marking numbers much easier
  • Motorola

    Motorola
    Motorola was the first company to produce the first handheld mobile phone. These early mobile phones are often called 0G mobile phones, or Zero Generation mobile phones.
  • Nowadays

    Nowadays
    Phones have been developing quickly in the last decade. They have become indispensable in our daily life. The prices can be are variable