Telephone Timeline

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  • First Telephone

    First Telephone
    Alexander Graham Bell created the first phone.It was a long piece in which people could speak into. The first words ever said into a telepone were “Mr Watson, come here. I want to see you.” Bell said this to his assistant. Belis, M. (n.d.). The History of the Telephone. About.com Inventors. Retrieved October 14, 2014, from http://inventors.about.com/od/bstartinventors/a/telephone

  • First home telephone

    First home telephone
    The first telephone was installed by Richard Johnson. It connected his home, the Johnson Starch Factory and the J. M. & I Railroad depot. Jefferson County Public Library. (n.d.). Atom. Retrieved October 16, 2014, from http://www.mjcpl.org/historyrescue/timeline/1878-first-telephone-installed

  • First Dial Telephone

    First Dial Telephone
    The first dial telephone was introduced by the Automatic Electric Company. This consisted on a rotating device that people could dial an specific number by rotating the devise and setting it on the numbers. Cliver, R. (2010, January 1). First Dial Telephone (1897). Industrial Designers Society of America. Retrieved October 16, 2014, from http://www.idsa.org/first-dial-telephone-1897

  • First Pay Phone

    First Pay Phone
    In Hartford, CO the first payphone was installed. Was patented by William Gray. It was a public phone in which people could insert coins to make a coin. It was first used in Hartford Bank. Belis, M. (n.d.). The History of the Telephone. About.com Inventors. Retrieved October 14, 2014, from http://inventors.about.com/od/bstartinventors/a/telephone

  • Touch Tone Telephone

    Touch Tone Telephone
    In 1941 in Baltimore, MA, the first touch tone telephone was installed. This consisted on pushing the telephone button and hearing a sound/beep when doing so. Belis, M. (n.d.). The History of the Telephone. About.com Inventors. Retrieved October 14, 2014, from http://inventors.about.com/od/bstartinventors/a/telephone

  • First Cordless Phone

    First Cordless Phone
    This phones did not have cords and used waves instead to function. Belis, M. (n.d.). The History of the Telephone. About.com Inventors. Retrieved October 14, 2014, from http://inventors.about.com/od/bstartinventors/a/telephone

  • First Cell Phone

    First Cell Phone
    It was invented and first used by Martin Cooper. The first cell phone was called the Motorola Dyna-Tac. It is a phone that can be carried anywhere in order to make phone calls. At first people could only dial, speak and listen. Martin Cooper - Inventor of the cellphone. (n.d.). Martin Cooper - Inventor of the cellphone. Retrieved October 16, 2014, from http://www.cellular.co.za/cellphone_inventor

  • First Smart Phone

    First Smart Phone
    The first smartphone was the IBM Simons.It included basic things such as calendar, address book, fax modem, calculator, notepad, an email app, and simple games. Geek Trivia: What Was The First Smartphone?. (n.d.). HowTo Geek RSS. Retrieved October 17, 2014, from http://www.howtogeek.com/trivia/what-was-the-first-smartphone/