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Phone Like Devise
In 1854 Antonio Meucci constructed telephone-like devices.
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First Phone
Alexander Graham Bell was awarded the first U.S. patent for the invention of the telephone in 1876. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_telephone] -
Rotary Dial Phone
The Rotary Dial was invented by John and Charles Erickson, and their partner A.E. Keith in 1896. It wasn't until 1919, however, that the first rotary dial entered into service.
[http://visionlaunch.com/when-was-the-rotary-phone-invented/] -
First Transcontinental Phone Call
Alexander Graham Bell makes the first transcontinental telephone call to Thomas Watson-from New York to San Francisco-after trials using De Forest’s triodes successfully boost the long-distance signal.
[http://www.greatachievements.org/?id=3625] -
Radio-Based Cell Phone
Starting in 1940, hand-held radio receivers had been widely available, opening up communications in battlefields around the world.
[http://bebusinessed.com/history/history-cell-phones/] -
Push Button Phone
Bell Telephone introduced the first commercial push-button telephone on November 18, 1963. The push-button phone replaced the rotary dial phone, which had been in use for decades.
[http://www.ithappenedinthe60s.com/posts/november-18-1963-introduction-of-the-push-button-telephone/] -
First Cordless Phone
The first version of the cordless phone was invented in 1965 it was invented by a Jazz musician the phone had a 2-mile range that caused radio signals to interfere with aircraft so it couldn't be marketed.
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cordless_telephone] -
First Cell Phone
The first mobile phone was introduced by Dr. Martin Cooper on April 3rd, 1973.
[https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/history-of-cell-phones--11] -
Clamshell Phone
The clamshell phone is often known as the flip phone, and it was the first serious type of cell phone that anyone could carry.It was invented in 1989.
[http://dumbphonesforsmarties.com/when-was-the-first-flip-phone-invented-and-who-made-it/] -
First Touchscreen Phone
The IBM Simon was the first phone with a touchscreen in 1992 — it's also referred as the first “smartphone,” though the term was not yet coined.
[http://mashable.com/2012/11/09/touchscreen-history/#KNkojkVmIsqr] -
Latest "smartphone'
iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus are smartphones designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc. They were announced on September 7, 2016.
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_7]
