The history of the telephone

  • Life before telephones

    Life before telephones

    In the past, people sent letters or telegrams to communicate with other towns. To write a letter, people used a pen and paper; then, they put the letter in an envelope, and dropped it at the post office. Telegrams were messages transmitted through an electric device.
  • The first telephone

    The first telephone

    Alexander Graham Bell was a scientist from Scotland. In 1876,
    he accomplished the first telephone call. It wasn’t a long-distance call.
    He called a friend in the next room, but that telephone call changed
    the history of communication. The first international phone call
    from New York to London was in 1926.
  • A better telephone

    A better telephone

    Dr. Martin Cooper was an inventor from the USA. He was the
    father of the mobile phone. The mobile phone was 25 centimeters
    long and it weighted more than one kilo. People talked for 30
    minutes and then the battery died.
  • The first touchscreen phone

    The first touchscreen phone

    In the 90s, the IBM company invented the first touchscreen phone.
    People talked on the phone, sent emails and messages. It had
    Basic apps like a calendar and calculator.