Telephones

By Wila Ricobaldi

  • The first Telephone was invented by Antonio Meucci

    The first telephone was created by him, however Alexander Graham Bell got all the credit because he got a patent for it

  • Alexander Graham Bell got a patent for the telephone

  • Period: to

    The first phone was released to the public

    The first telephone line was constructed, the first switchboard was created and then the first telephone exchange was in operation.

  • Bell merged this company with others to form the American Bell Telephone Company

  • Telephones costed 3$ a month

  • American Telegraph and Telephone Company (AT&T) was formed

  • 5.8 million phones in almost 20 years

  • Since the invention of the transistor, metal wiring and other heavy hardware have been replaced by and compact microcircuitry

  • Each home had at least one phone and telephones had rotary dials and were either freestanding or wall mounted.

  • They transitioned from telephones into cellphones