History of the Telephone and Cell Phone

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In the past, people used mail and messengers to communicate from long distances. Then a man, Alexander Graham Bell, changed the way humans would communicate forever. Bell created the telephone which led to faster and easier ways to communicate. Nowadays, people still use telephones, and they also use cell phones which allow people to send messages, call people, search the Internet, play games, and so much more. Telephones and cell phones have changed the course of history for communication, by allowing an instant and easy way to communicate from a candlestick telephone, to modern advanced smart phones. Telecommunications would not exist if it was not for Alexander Graham Bell. Born in Scotland in 1847, Alexander Bell grew up with an interest in the Education of Deaf people. To pursue his education, Bell moved to Boston, Massachusetts, in the United States of America. While in Boston working with the deaf, Alexander Bell created the microphone (Bell’s Telephone). Alexander Bell was working on a sound transmission for the deaf when he unexpectedly discovered an electrical current that could react to a human’s voice (Telephony). The discovery led Bell to invent the electrical speech machine on March 10, 1876 (Bell’s Telephone)(Telephony). The electric current machine later became known as the Telephone. Telephone is made up of two Greek words meaning ‘far’ and ‘sound’ (Modern Telephones). Hearne 2 The telephone became the most effective form of communication method that humans could use (Modern Telephones). “News of his invention quickly spread throughout the country, even throughout Europe” (Bell’s Telephone). In 1895, less than 300,000 telephones were being used in the United States. The development of long distant calling made the telephone more popular. By 1950, just about every home had a telephone because it was convenient and private (Ellyard).
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