First Phone in the World: The first phone in the world was invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876. This groundbreaking invention allowed human voice to travel through electrical signals for the ...

Telecommunications began to take on special relevance in the 19th century with the invention of the telegraph, although ...

In a lighthearted conversation, a couple discusses the revolutionary invention of the telephone, initially doubting its practicality. The husband, John, explains how technology like loading coils and ...

Though Joseph Henry earned his fame as the first director of the Smithsonian Institute, he was in many ways the telephone's first and best advocate. Alexander Graham Bell himself said as much when he ...

If you enjoyed this article, I’d like to ask for your support. Scientific American has served as an advocate for science and industry for 180 years, and right now may be the most critical moment in ...

April 25 is just another day to most people, but the date celebrates an important invention that has revolutionized our lives─the telephone. While most people greet a caller with hello, the article ...

On a recent Sunday, the Verizon Telephone Pioneers Museum in Commack transported visitors back to a time when telephones were not computers or cameras or gaming devices. At its open house, guests got ...

Bell, Gray, Watson and Cooper: it’s a list that helped lead the world to where we are today in technology. Bell and Gray – better known as Alexander Graham Bell and Elisha Gray, both independently ...