History of the Telephone

By Dan Smith
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    History of the Telephone

  • The Spoken Word

    The Spoken Word
    sourcePhillip Reis makes the first device to transmit the spoken word called the telephon.

  • Make and Break Telephone

    Make and Break Telephone
    sourceIn 1861, the first make and break telephone is made.

  • The Principle of the Telephone

    The Principle of the Telephone
    sourceIn 1874, Alexander Graham bell discovers the principle of the telephone.

  • The Double Patent

    The Double Patent
    sourceElisha Gray and Alexander Graham Bell both patented the telephone on the same day but Alexander Graham Bell pantented first.

  • Telegraphy

    Telegraphy
    sourceIn 1876, there are improvments in telegraphy.

  • The Exchange

    The Exchange
    sourceIn 1878, the first telephone exchange happens.

  • At&t

    At&t
    sourceIn 1885, At&t is created. At&t is now one of the most successful phone companies in the nation.

  • Payphone

    Payphone
    sourceIn 1900, the payphone, which is a phone that you put coins in, is created.

  • Ma Bell

    Ma Bell
    sourceIn 1911, Ma Bell, a phone company, is created.

  • The iPhone

    The iPhone
    source In 2007, the first ever iPhone is created by Steve Jobs.

  • iPhone 5

    iPhone 5
    sourceIn 2012, the iPhone 5 was created. This is significant because Steve Jobs made all the other iPhones. Steve Jobs passed away a year ago.

  • Future

    Future
    [source](my mind)I think that Apple will keep on making iPhones on and on.