The essential elements of a telephone are a microphone transmitter. In the history of the telephone you will see how much of a fight bell and his associates had on their hands to prove the telephone could be useful and wasnt just a parlor trick. It has become the most widely used telecommunications device in the world, and billions of telephones are in use. Alexander graham bell patents the telephone history. The view is broad, covering many technologies, and many decades or even centuries of data, and thus is of necessity not very detailed. The curious history of the book that everyone uses but no one reads shea, ammon on. Read the fulltext online edition of the history of the telephone 1922. Telephone, an instrument designed for the simultaneous transmission and reception of the human voice. Unlike most history of business books, its not primarily a boardroom drama and, although it has an overallpositive view of ma bell, its willing to look at at least some of its faults.
I personally learned a lot from this book which was written while many of the people who were involved with the early days of the telephone were still alive. Alexander graham bell invented the telephone over 100 years ago. The word telephone is derived from the greek words for far and sound. A timeline video sharing the history of telephones for kids. Bells claim to being the inventor of the first telephone had to be defended in court some 600 times. It was one of the most extraordinary incidents in the whole history of the telephone. The history of the telephone herbert newton casson. People have used smoke signals, mirrors, jungle drums, carrier pigeons and semaphores to get a message from one point to another. Later, telephone exchanges allowed connecting to other telephones. The origins of mobile communications in the mid1860s, the scottish mathematician james clerk maxwell produced a pair of equations whose solution predicted electromagnetic waves propagating at the speed of light. The picture below, from over 100 years ago, shows alexander graham bell using one of his first telephones to make a call from new york to. During the modern age, telephone is one of the most important inventions in the field of communications.
This is a simple powerpoint with pictures of telephones through the. Unesco eolss sample chapters the meaning and role of history in human development history. Its hard to imagine a world without the telephone, and the person we have to thank for the telephone is alexander graham bell. The phone, which weighed about six pounds, was developed by martin cooper of motorola bell labs and motorola were the main competitors in the us. Early telephone development in 1729 english chemist stephen gray transmitted.
The first telephone line was set up in boston in 1877. The telephone came a long way since it was first developed in the late 1800s. Alexander graham bell, inventor of telephone, was born in edinburgh, scotland. Many people during this time were working on a prototype and alexander bell was the first. Nowadays, it has played an irreplaceable role in our daily life but not many people know about the origin and history of telephone. Students will be able to explain how phones have changed over time. Without it, we would not have the mobile phones we walk around with today, and lots of other technology, such as the internet, would not be possible. Three million telephones are now scattered abroad in foreign countries.
Alexander graham bell was the first person to patent the telephone, in 1876. Mobile telephone history tom farley tom farley is a freelance telecom writer this article describes how mobile telephones, for decades a near dormant technology, became the dynamic and perhaps most important communication tool of our lives. The history of the telephone, by herbert newton casson 18691951 was published in 1910 by a. Introduction on march 10, 1876, in boston, massachusetts, alexander graham bell invented the telephone. Claims led to counterclaims and lawsuits failed to clarify who exactly invented what. At first, the telephone lines were separate lines that connected pairs of telephones. As i was reading the history of the telephone, i couldnt help but thinking about the parallels between modern day communication and how it compares to the technology at the time that the book was written. From alexander graham bell to the iphone 6 the history of the telephone in five objects duration. Sometime during the last decade, the cell phone became ordinary. Each digit on the phone from 29 had three letters, and q and z were left off. In other words, each person that had a telephone could talk to one other telephone. May 15, 2012 a brief history of the telephone, from alexander graham bell to the iphone. First north american transcontinental telephone calling. Alexander graham bell the first call was made on march 10th 1876.
Service between new york and chicago started in 1892, and between new york and boston in 1894. The scottishborn bell worked in london with his father, melville bell, who developed visible speech, a written system used to teach speaking to the deaf. The history of the telephone student version census. The next step, if there was to be any degree of uniformity, was plainly to buy and consolidate these six companies. In the 1870s, two inventors elisha gray and alexander graham bell both independently designed devices that could transmit speech electrically both men rushed their respective designs to the patent office within hours of each other. Nov 29, 2016 a timeline video sharing the history of telephones for kids. In the 1960s, automatic systems were introduced, with significant advances. Those inventors were alexander graham bell and elisha gray. This article describes the modern telephone s components and traces its historical development. The invention of the telephone was a major breakthrough in the late 1800s. A brief history of the telephone, from alexander graham bell to the iphone. Alexander graham bell is back in the history books again after he made the first coasttocoast call by phone in january of 1915 to his assistant. People have used smoke signals, mirrors, drums, carrier pigeons and sema phores to get a message from one point to another.
In 1804, spanish polymath and scientist francisco salva campillo constructed an electrochemical telegraph. The history of the telephone 10th edition by herbert n. Nov 21, 2014 beginning with its invention in 1876, by alexander graham bell, this film explores the history of the telephone and telecommunications. During the 1870s, two well known inventors both independently designed devices that could transmit sound along electrical cables. This history is confounded further by the fact that these inventors would later file lawsuits against each other. The telephone is inexpensive, is simple to operate, and offers its users an immediate, personal type of communication that cannot be obtained through any other medium. An early history of the telephone 16641866 by daniel p mcveigh with a telegraph placed in madrid and servants waiting in aranjuez, spain holding live wires ready to receive the electric sock, an insensitive francisco salva deploys a cruel but effective communications system. Antonio meuccis invention of the telephone not alexander graham bells as many have been taught in 1871 began the era of telecommunication and marked the start of the telephone timeline that continues to grow to this day. Humans have always wanted to communicate from afar. Meucci, a brilliant italian inventor, filed the first oneyear renewable notice of an impending patent of the. Alexander graham bell patents the telephone on march 7, 1876, 29yearold alexander graham bell receives a patent for his revolutionary new inventionthe telephone. Not all the summer gowns of that year presented more styles and fancies. Had it not been taken, the telephone business would have been torn into fragments by the civil wars between rival inventors.
A few days later, he made the firstever telephone call to watson, allegedly uttering the nowfamous phrase, mr. Further, mobile history is not just a study of the telephone, the handset itself, but a look at the wireless system it is connected to. His mother, who was deaf, was a portrait painter and. The bell and edison patents, however, were commercially decisive, because they dominated telephone. On this day in 1876, 29yearold alexander graham bell receives a patent for his revolutionary new inventionthe telephone.
The first working telegraph was built by the english inventor francis ronalds in 1816 and used static electricity. Introduction this history of the telephone chronicles the development of the electrical telephone. Telephone history begins, perhaps, at the start of human history. Early telephones were wired directly to each other and could only talk to the phone that they were connected to.
The candlestick or upright desk phone, very popular in the early 1900s, had many. The scottishborn bell worked in london with his father, melville bell, who. In 1910, the phone was still in its infancy much as the internet and computers are in their infancy today. On march 7, 1876, 29yearold alexander graham bell receives a patent for his revolutionary new inventionthe telephone. Both devices were registered at the patent office within hours of each other. Students will learn about alexander graham bell and his invention of the telephone. History of mobile telephony university of kentucky. Telephone comes from the greek word tele, meaning from afar, and phone, meaning voice or voiced sound. See the evolution of the phone in photos business insider.
As wikipedia describes it, the early history of the telephone became and still remains a confusing morass of claims and counterclaims. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. The history of the telephone student version activity items there are no separate items for this activity. By the end of 1880, there were 47,900 telephones in the united states. Students will be able to name who invented the telephone and say why that invention is important. Alexander graham bell is credited with inventing the telephone in 1876. The beginning the first person who invented the phone was alexander graham bell in the 1870s.
The history of the telephone teacher version census bureau. From satellite phone to cell phones to smart phones, it seems like mobile communication has just started to take off. Did you know that there are more telephones in the world than there are people. Three million telephones are now scattered abroad in foreign countries, and seven millions are massed here, in the land of its birth. The first commercial telephone exchange was installed in 1878 and manual switching remained in use in many parts of the world until the 1940s. The bell and edison patents, however, were commercially decisive. But it wasnt until 1876 when a man named alexander graham bell, pictured on the previous page, patented the telephone and was allowed to start selling it. The telephone was the first device in history that enabled people to talk directly with each other across large distances.
Pdf a social history of the mobile telephone with a view. The history of the telephone teacher version subject level. A brief history of the telephone, from alexander graham. An electromagnetic telegraph was created by baron schilling in 1832. This article describes the modern telephones components and traces its historical development. Despite his myriad accomplishments as a scientist and inventor, he saw. In 2011, when the had ended, various editions became widely available in print, ebook, and pdf. The following year, telephone service between boston and providence, rhode island, had been established. It was the first longdistance call made in history from a landline. The telephone emerged from the making and successive improvements of the electrical telegraph.
The history of the telephone by herbert newton casson free. The earliest mobile telephone systems were manual, in that calls in both directions were placed through a mobile operator a process still common on marine radio systems. The early telephone books did not contain any phone numbers, only the names of the subscribers. The history of the telephone lesson plan template and teaching resources. The history of the telephone by herbert newton casson. History of the telephone from the 1880s to current time. Robert hooke created the first acoustic telephone in 1672. Like many inventions, the telephone was likely thought of many years before it was invented, and by many people.
The history of verizon communications verizon communications inc. We can convey important information quickly and efficiently, and now, with cell phones and smartphones, we can send important data, capture memories, and explore the internet, all from our mobile phone. In this activity, students will learn about alexander graham bell and his invention of the telephone, understanding its impact on the u. Pdf on jan 1, 2011, leslie haddon and others published the telephone find, read and cite all. Early history of mobile telephony that problem was solved with the first functioning cell system and first real cell phone call in 1973. The meaning and role of history in human development bill nasson encyclopedia of life support systems eolss but to interpret, to handle a rich variety of sources in order to draw out their general. There have been many changes to this form of communication and as of now, it seems like nothing is impossible. The goal of this work is to draw lessons from the history of communications. Long before the practice of vanity numbers, the first two, digits denoted the town or area. Many people during this time were working on a prototype and alexander bell was the first to file for a patent us patent number 174,465 on february 14, filing only two hours before another inventor, elisha gray. Student learning objectives i will be able to name who invented the telephone and say why that. So entirely has the telephone outgrown the ridicule with which, as many people can well remember, it was first received, that it is now in most places taken for.
The history of the telephone is an amazing timeline of experimentation and discovery. Alexander graham bell is best known for his invention of the telephone, for which he received his first patent in 1876. The kyocera 6035 was significant for being the first smartphone to be paired with a major wireless data plan through verizon, while the treo 180 provided services via a gsm line and operating system that seamlessly integrated telephone, internet, and text messaging service. The telephone girl was therefore a popular profession for several decades. Students will be able to name who invented the telephone and say why that invention. Telephones rapidly became indispensable to businesses, government and households. The history of the telephone by casson, herbert newton, 1869.
It is a disruptive technology that had made other means of communication become obsolete. The telegraph was a highly successful system with its dotanddash morse code, but it was basically limited to receiving and sending one message at a time. So entirely has the telephone outgrown the ridicule with which, as many people can well remember, it was first received, that it is now in most places taken for granted, as. We now take for granted that we can call anyone, anytime and anywhere, and have moved on to ask whether such a call would be safe while driving, or socially acceptable in public places. This is very complete resource on the history of the telephone covering alexander graham bell and elisha gray telephones from early models to todays digital cell phones and pagers. A social history of the mobile telephone with a view of its future. Cell phones alone add up to more than 6 billion there are over 7 billion people in the world. The first telephone call was thus made, and bell was awarded a patent for the electric telephone in march of 1876. The early history of the telephone became and still remains a confusing morass of claims and counterclaims, which were not clarified by the huge mass of lawsuits to resolve the patent claims of many individuals and commercial competitors. During the 20th century the machines that made the connections were automated.