Timeline Telephones

By MH4393@k12.sd.us
  • Had the first idea

    Had the first idea

    Innocenzo Mannetti suggests the idea of an electric speaking telegraph
  • First basic phone

    First basic phone

    Antonio Meucci is credited with inventing the first basic phone
  • Invents the first telephone

    Invents the first telephone

    Alexander Gramham Bell invents the first telephone
  • Buttons are introduced

    Buttons are introduced

    Rotary dialing and pulse buttons are introduced
  • Automatic telephone

    Automatic telephone

    Automatic telephone exchanges are introduced
  • Transatlantic phone call

    Transatlantic phone call

    The first transatlantic phone call connects New York and London
  • Tough tone

    Tough tone

    Tough tone dialing and cordless phones are introduced
  • First digital cellular network

    First digital cellular network

    The first digital cellular network goes online in Orlando, Florida
  • Smartphones

    Smartphones

    Smartphones become the dominant form of phone