From ancient tools to the latest digital advances, human inventions and technologies have shaped civilizations and transformed life on the Earth. However, the invention of the telephone has revolutionized the daily lives of ordinary people more than any other means of communication. It is responsible for the development of new materials, the development of telecommunications technology, the development of wealth, and the importance of modern machinery. The telephone was invented in 1876 by Alexander Graham Bell. He was born on March 3, 1847, in Edinburgh, Scotland. Bell's interest in telephony was primarily derived from his background in vocal physiology and his speech instruction to the deaf. Bell’s idea of telephone was transmitting multiple messages over the same wire at the same time. Through sheer luck and the assistance of Thomas Watson, he found a way to convert sound waves into electrical energy. Bell recounted the historical moment in his journal: "I then shouted into M [the mouthpiece] the following sentence: 'Mr. Watson, come here—I want to see you. To my delight, he came and declared that he had heard and understood what I said." It was the day when the first telephone was invented. …show more content…
It was called the acoustic tin can telephone, or the lover’s phone. However, electrical devices started to develop and replaced the mechanical acoustic devices. In 1938, walkie-talkie was invented which was a portable cordless phone for military purposes. Then in 1983, the first cell phone was invented and later developed into