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Did Alexander Graham Bell invent the telephone?
Did Alexander Graham Bell invent the telephone?
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Invention of the telephone - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The first sentence spoken on it was "Das Pferd frisst keinen Gurkensalat" (the horse doesn't eat cucumber salad).
Invention of the telephone - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The first sentence spoken on it was "Das Pferd frisst keinen Gurkensalat" (the horse doesn't eat cucumber salad).
Invention of the telephone - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Reis also introduced the term "telephon" for his device.
Invention of the telephone - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 1860 Johann Philipp Reis was the first who produced a functioning electromagnetic device that could transmit musical notes, indistinct speech, and occasionally distinct speech by means of electric signals.
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10 More Fascinating Facts That Are Wrong
We have all heard the tale of Alexander Graham Bell inventing the phone and using it for the first time to call his secretary Mr Watson, but the first functioning telephone was actually invented 15 years earlier by Philipp Reis, a German inventor.
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Not to take anything away from the prolific Mr. Bell, but he didn’t come up with this modern little irritant on his own, but was one of several men who were working the idea at the same time.
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In fact, some historians maintain that another fellow named Elisha Gray was the first to create a working telephone, only to see Bell get all the credit for it.
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Invention of the telephone - Ask Jeeves Encyclopedia
Reis also introduced the term "telephon" for his device.
Invention of the telephone - Ask Jeeves Encyclopedia
The first sentence spoken on it was "Das Pferd frisst keinen Gurkensalat" (the horse doesn't eat cucumber salad).
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Invention of the telephone - PediaView.com Open Source ...
The first sentence spoken on it was "Das Pferd frisst keinen Gurkensalat" (the horse doesn't eat cucumber salad).
Invention of the telephone - PediaView.com Open Source ...
Reis also introduced the term "telephon" for his device.
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Alexander Graham Bell
Alexander Graham Bell is most well known for inventing the telephone.