The History of the Telephone

By allie.hillman
  • Alexander Graham Bell invents the first telephone

    Alexander Graham Bell invents the first telephone

  • The workable exchange was developed

    This allowed for calls to be switched between subscribers rather than direct lines

  • First automatic dialing system invented by a Kansas city undertaker

    used to avoid the use of operators
  • The first version of the rotary phone

    The first version of the rotary phone

  • Microwave radio technology used for the first time

    promotes long distance phone calls
  • The development of fibre optic cables

    The development of fibre optic cables

    offered potential to carry much larger volumes of calls than satellites and microwaves
  • First mobile telephone

    First mobile telephone

  • first flip phone

    first flip phone

  • first phone with a built in camera

    first phone with a built in camera

  • first cellphone with a color screen

    first cellphone with a color screen

  • first apple iphone

    first apple iphone

  • iphone XS Max

    iphone XS Max

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