Revolution of the Telephone

Alexander Graham Bell invented the first telephone

Mar 10, 1876

Bell launched the telephone era with the first bi-directional electronic transmission of the spoken word.

Almon Strowger invents the candlestick

Jan 1, 1890

A candlestick telephone is also referred as a desk stand, upright, or a stick phone.

Almon B. Strowger invented the rotary

Jan 1, 1960

The rotary became popular. To dial, you would rotate the dial to the number you wanted, then release.

Bell Telephone introduced the push-button

Nov 18, 1963

AT&T introduced Touch-Tone, which allowed phones to keypad dial numbers and make phone calls. Each key would transmit a certain frequency, signaling to the telephone operator which number you wanted to call.

Dr. Martin Cooper invented the Motorola DynaTAC 8000x

Apr 3, 1973

The first cell phone ever with a predecessor. This phone had 30 minutes of talk.

Teri Pall invented the cordless phone

Nov 1, 1983

Now you could talk on your phone anywhere in the house.

Nokia 5110 was introduced by Nokia

Feb 1, 1998

Had a long battery life.

Sanyo was adopted by Japan

Nov 1, 2000

One of the first phones to include a camera.

Douglas Fregin and Mike Lazaridis invented the Blackberry

Sep 18, 2001

More advanced capabilities.

Joseph Galvin and Paul Galvin invented the Motorola

Jul 1, 2003

Flip phone design.

Steve Jobs invented the iPhone

Jun 29, 2007

Touchscreen and incredible sensors and is improved with annual updates.