History of The Telephone

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  • Alexander Graham Bell He invented the telephone

    Alexander Graham Bell He invented the telephone

    in March 1876
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    History of The Telephone

  • The photophone

    which was capable of sending sound on a beam of light. Bell made what was essentially history's first wireless call.
  • AT&T created a two-way videotelephone

    AT&T created a two-way videotelephone

    which was called the Iconophone. The Iconophone let people see, hear, and reply to each other in real time

  • the first single chip microprocessor

    Intel Corporation develops the first single chip microprocessor, the 4004. The microprocessor would make telephones and switching systems smaller, lighter and faster to use

  • Cellular telephone

    Motorola demonstrates the cellular telephone to the FCC. People could call each other without wires, and the cell phone was born
  • "The Brick,"

    "The Brick,"

    Motorola releases the DynaTac mobile telephone in 1983. Nicknamed "The Brick," it had one hour of talk time and eight hours of standby.

  • The first public smart phones

    The first smartphones came out for the public to buy. IBM created one called Simon, which had a touch screen and could send and receive faxes.

  • Digital "smart phone"

    : Philips introduces an early attempt at a digital “smart phone.” The unit, called “The Synergy” provided wireless access to e-mail, internet and faxes
  • Apple launches its first iPhone

    Apple launches its first iPhone

    Apple launches its first iPhone, which integrated a touchscreen display with the best web-browsing experience to yet be offered on a mobile device

  • the first Android

    Motorola introduces the Droid, the first Android-based smartphone, and it sold over 1 million units within 74 days of its release. The Android app market also features thousands of user-created applications for download.

  • Smart phone camera

    The first Smartphone with a front camera is marketed.