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Alexander Graham Bell Patents the telephone
Eight months earlier, Bell calls out for his assisstant Watson. -
First Successful attempt of a call
Bell calls out, "Watson, come here. I want to see you." -
First "Long" Distance Call
Bell calls from Brantford, Ontario to Watson in Paris, Ontario. -
Puskas suggest a telephone exchange (swicthboard)
Edison agrees; Puskas shouts "HALLOM" at the sound of a voice. -
Candlestick Telephone
Transmitter sat on a stand or "candle stick" -
Swedish Ericsson
Had a microphone for listening and speaking on each end -
Digital Telephones
New digital network