By Daneia Prater History of Technology

Evolution Of TelephoneEvolution Of Telephone

Questions . . . ?

Who invented It ? Why was it invented ? How did it change people’s lives ?

Was it accepted by people at first ?

Inventor Of The Telephone ! Alexander Graham Bell was born on March 3 , 1847 He invented the first practical telephone. But before the telephone , there was the telegraph. That was created by Samuel F.B. Morse. He had 2 daughters Elisa May & Marion. & He died on August 2 , 1992 because of diabetes.

Why Was It Invented ? <3

This idea was thought of because he thought that it would be achievable for electrical currents to match up to sound waves.

In fact because of his invention he had to “race” to get it patented.

Telephone Patent >

Cell Phones ( :

Cell phones have became one of the biggest and best things ever invented & It has made “texting” possible ( :

Because . . . WE use it everyday 24/7 ! Cell phones have changed A LOT over the years . There are flip phones , touch screen phones , slide up phones etc . . . Ex.

The JITTERBUG !

The Jitterbug is a cell phone for elderly people who have trouble hearing , seeing etc . . .

How Has The Telephone Changed ? Over the years the telephone has

changed . . . A LOT ! It has transformed from a telegraph ,

telephone , cell phone , touch screen & elderly phone .

& without the phone , the world would not be the same ( :

Do The People Like It . . . ?

YES people love it ! Around the world , phones are being used everyday

To some people the telephone/cell phone is one of the greatest invention ever . . .

Next to the computer/internet & TV ( :

Impact On The World ( : People use telephones/cell phones everyday. From ages 7-87 ! ( :

I Chose This Because . . . I chose to do this because we use cell

phones / telephones everyday ! To me , my phone is one of my prize

possessions. Because I can communicate with

everybody we know , and we can keep in touch !

So without phones , this world would not be the same !

Bibliography ! ! *

http://inventors.about.com/od/bstartinventors/a/telephone.htm

http://www.antiquetelephonehistory.com/ http://comminfo.rutgers.edu/~

dalbello/FLVA/infrastructure/infoinfra/telephone/index.html

http://www.telephonetribute.com/the_history_of_the_telephone.html

http://etext.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/CasTele.html