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Sergio Rubio de Pablos
United States History
Assigment 11
29/12/2019
On March 1876, Alexander Graham Bell created the first phone. Actually, in 1876 he granted its patent. A few days later he made the first call and the first words he said were “Mr. Watson, come here. I want you.”
Alexander Graham Bell and Gardiner Greene Hubbard formed this telephone company in July 1877. In 1879 it joined the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company, creating the National Bell Telephone Company. Finally, in 1880 the American Bell Telephone Company was born.
Strowger
In 1891 Almon Brown Strowger patented this new telephone. He believed that his local operator was directing all business calls to his competitor. Strowger felt that operators should not have control over calls.
First transatlantic phone call
In March 1926 the first transatlantic call was made. It was made from London, England to New York, United States.
SOURCES
https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/evolution-of-the-telephone--5
https://prezi.com/nkzwezhwbpyw/history-cpt-telephone-timeline/
https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/the-evolution-of-telephones/12/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone
https://www.history.com/topics/inventions/alexander-graham-bell