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The First Telephone
On March 10, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell spoke into his device and said to his assistant, “Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you.” The moment he did that, Bell started the telephone era with the first bi-directional electronic transmission of talking.
Zigterman, B. (2013, December 13). How we stopped communicating like animals: 15 ways phones have evolved. Retrieved October 6, 2014.http://bgr.com/2013/12/13/telephone-timeline-a-brief-history-of-the-phone/ -
The ''Candle Stick'' Phone
Popular from the 1890s to the 1930s, the candlestick phone was separated into two pieces. The mouth piece formed the candlestick part, and ypu put your ear in the reciever during the phone call.
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The ''Rotary'' Telephone
The rotary phone was really popular. To be able to dial, you would rotate the dial to the number you wanted, and then release.
Zigterman, B. (2013, December 13). How we stopped communicating like animals: 15 ways phones have evolved. Retrieved October 6, 2014.http://bgr.com/2013/12/13/telephone-timeline-a-brief-history-of-the-phone/ -
The ''Push Button'' Phone
In 1963, AT&T introduced Touch-Tone, which allowed phones to use a keypad to dial numbers and make phone calls. Each key would transmit a certain frequency, signaling to the telephone operator which number you wanted to call.
Zigterman, B. (2013, December 13). How we stopped communicating like animals: 15 ways phones have evolved. Retrieved October 6, 2014.http://bgr.com/2013/12/13/telephone-timeline-a-brief-history-of-the-phone/ -
The ''Portable'' Phones
Portable, or cordless, phones were the phone equivalent of the TV remote. You were no longer physically attached to your phone’s base station. Beginning in the 1980s, portable phones were like a small-scale cell phone.
Zigterman, B. (2013, December 13). How we stopped communicating like animals: 15 ways phones have evolved. Retrieved October 6, 2014.http://bgr.com/2013/12/13/telephone-timeline-a-brief-history-of-the-phone/ -
Iphone
The Iphone was introduced in 2007 and was groundbreaking because it was the best and most sleek phone ever.
Zigterman, B. (2013, December 13). How we stopped communicating like animals: 15 ways phones have evolved. Retrieved October 6, 2014.http://bgr.com/2013/12/13/telephone-timeline-a-brief-history-of-the-phone/
