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Antonio Meucci
Meucci was the Italian inventor who was officially recognized in the US and posthumously as the inventor of the telephone more than one hundred and twenty years later, on June 11, 2002. -
First phone call
The first phone call was made by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876. Bell called his assistant, Thomas Watson. The first words transmitted were "Mr Watson, come here. I want to see you." -
Candlestick phone
Candlestick telephones featured a mouthpiece (transmitter) mounted at the top of the stand, and a receiver (earphone) that was held by the user to the ear during a call. The main producers of these telephones were Western Electric, Automatic Electric Co., Kellogg Switchboard & Supply Company, and Stromberg-Carlson. -
Motorola
Motorola was the first company to produce a handheld mobile phone. On April 3, 1973, Martin Cooper made the first mobile telephone call from handheld subscriber equipment, placing a call to Dr Joel S. Engel of Bell Labs, his rival. The prototype offered a talk time of just 30 minutes and took 10 hours to re-charge. -
Nowadays
Phones have been developing quickly in the last decade. They have become indispensable in our daily life. The prices can be above $1,000.
