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The first Telephone was invented by Antonio Meucci
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Alexander Graham Bell got a patent for the telephone
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Bell merged this company with others to form the American Bell Telephone Company
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American Telegraph and Telephone Company (AT&T) was formed
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5.8 million phones in almost 20 years
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Since the invention of the transistor, metal wiring and other heavy hardware have been replaced by and compact microcircuitry
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They transitioned from telephones into cellphones