Telephone

The Idea is Proposed

Jan 1, 1844

Innocenzo Manzetti first creates the idea of an electric "speaking telegraph", or telephone.

An Essential Part of the Telephone is Created

Jan 1, 1854

Anotonio Meucci demonstrates an electric voice-operated device.

Another Crucial Invention is Created

Jan 1, 1861

Johann Philipp Reis manages to transfer voice electrically over a distance of 340 feet with his Reis telephone.

Bell proposes another essential idea

Jul 1, 1874

Alexander Graham Bell first conceives the theoretical concept for the telephone.

Bell Creates a Patent

Feb 14, 1876

Bell's lawyer brings his patent for the telephone to the patent office.

The Patent is Granted

Mar 7, 1876

Bell's U.S. Patent for the telephone is granted.

Success

Mar 10, 1876

The first words are clearly spoken over the first telephone.