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Alexander Graham Bell’s Large Box Telephone

On March 7, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell, scientist, inventor and innovator, received the first patent for an “apparatus for transmitting vocal or other sounds telegraphically,” a device he called the ...
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Mike Tussey: Once there was such a thing as ‘Party Lines,’ a source of some frustration

The name Alexander Graham Bell today may bring some meaning to you, but then again, maybe not. To refresh your memory, Mr. Bell is credited with the invention of the telephone, nearly 150 years ago, ...
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New Haven’s role in telephone history: From Alexander Graham Bell to modern calls

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WFSB) - Before the iPhone’s marimba ringtone, before rotary phones, even before the candlestick telephone, it all started in New Haven. The New Haven Museum displays a replica of ...
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Alexander Graham Bell Demonstrates Telephone for Joseph Henry's Family

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