The Telephone
Anna Pfeiffer
"Mr. Watson, come here. I need you."
Alexander Graham Bell
March 10th, 1876
Brantford, Ontario, Canada
Electronic Speech
"Mr. Watson, come here. I need you."
After having heard Thomas A. Watson, one of Bell’s assistants, plucking springs along 60 feet of wire, Bell believed that he could solve the problem of sending a human voice over wire. He figured out how to transmit a simple current first, and received a patent for that invention on March 7, 1876. He later transmitted actual speech. Sitting in one room, he spoke into the telephone to his assistant, who was in another room, “Mr. Watson, come here. I need you.”
The telephone patent is one of the most valuable patents ever issued.
Redesigned
The telephone created by Alexander Graham Bell redesigned technology and the way of life. Socially, people could now talk to people without having to travel or write a letter. This allowed them to have much longer and detailed conversations. Economically, consumers had to pay money for this new invention. They had to pay to buy it, a service fee, etc. However, this created many jobs for people. People had to make the telephone and sell the telephone. Culturally, the telephone changed the ways of life and made communication easier. The invention inspired new ways of communication. The telephone is something that will be around for a long time, and will constantly be developing.
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