Telephone

The Telephone Timeline

By hfxpritch1

  • First Telephone

    First Telephone
    The first telephone was developed by Alexander Graham Bell. The telephone converted sound, so you could hear the original voice. The first words ever spoken were from Alexander Graham Bell, "Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you."

  • First Commercial Telephone

    First Commercial Telephone
    The first commercial telephone had a single transmitter/receiver inside of a rectangle shaped box. To use this phone you had to talk and listen through the same opening.

  • Western Electric Desk Telephone

    Western Electric Desk Telephone
    The Western Electric Telephone were in almost every North American Home when they were released. It was very durable and simple to repair. This phone was commonly found in the color black, with only ten number keys.

  • Trimline Telephone

    Trimline Telephone
    The Trimline Telephone had a lighted dial and a thick, curved plastic casing. The phone had both a mouthpiece and earpiece, the dial was between these two things. This phone also had a plug and jack.

  • First Mobile Phone

    First Mobile Phone
    The first mobile phone was created by Martin Cooper ten years before it reached the market! The first phone weighed 16 ounces, costing $3,500. The mobile phone was called "DynaTAC" and was rather large and bulky.

  • iPhone 3G S

    iPhone 3G S
    The iPhone 3G S is one of the most recent cell phones. The phone is made by AT&T. This phone offers the basic phone options along with iPod, camera, text messaging, e-mail, Web browsing, video camera, voice phone dialer, improved battery life and apps. This phone also is a touch screen. This phone caused quite a buzz having over 20 million iPhones purchased when the first version was released in 2007.