Telephone During The Industrial Revolution

During the Industrial Revolution, many inventions were produced that had significant impacts to society. One of these inventions was the telephone. The telephone was invented in 1876 by Alexander Graham Bell. The invention of the telephone had a great impact towards society and broadened the idea of communication. The whole point of the telephone was to instantly connect with others around the world at great distances. The telephone has made business more efficient, saved money from having to travel back and forth from distant places, and it made transactions able to occur more quickly. It has led to instant communications around the world and even led to the Internet. Communicating could never have been easier. Today, telephones are a huge

The telephone was important to the Industrial revolution because it made it easier to communicate throughout the world, thus making the production of goods flow easily The telephone was also important to the Industrial Revolution because it made it easier to communicate throughout the world and made communication a lot quicker, instead of having to rely on postal services. Telephone communication has had a positive influence on society since its invention. Some positives results following the invention and distribution of the telephone over the past century and a half are instantaneous communication, economic growth and contribution to formation of mass media. The telephone was an improvement on the system of letter writing and delivery. This method would be how a government oversaw and steered the course of a battle or war, or how businesses would fill long-distance orders. The telephone eliminated communication delay inherent to this form of communication, which positively affects government, journalism, business, agriculture, interpersonal dynamics, and emergency response

Telephones offered a positive improvement to journalism in that sources can deliver tips to a news office, and journalists can rapidly pen stories regarding the event. The end result is a dramatic improvement of a society's access to the state of its affairs in its local and national proximity. It also causes instantaneous communication between friends and family as they call each other to discuss recent developments in the news, like the outcome of elections and the impact of natural disasters. However, there were also negative aspects to the telephone. The Industrial Revolution caused families to break up and migrate away from the small, rural communities they called home for centuries, and results in gulfs in relationships. Also a product of the Industrial Revolution, the telephone soon becomes more affordable and spreads to become a common feature in every home, allowing communication between family members across town, between states, and internationally. This reunites families who might have experienced estrangement due to geographic disparity, and improves the interconnection between families and friends. If used enough phones become a point of addiction. For example, using a phone can release chemicals in the brain similar to those emitted when a compulsive gambler wins a hand. Fifty-one percent of those polled said they'd have