The first ever phone call happened on this day in Boston 149 years ago. Here's the story
In fact, much of the experimentation and research to develop the first telephone happened in Boston, leading up to the ...
History Today: Alexander Graham Bell made the first telephone call in 1876
Alexander Graham Bell changed the face of communication technology with the invention of the telephone. He transmitted the ...
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The Development of the Telephone
When Bell and Thomas A. Watson exhibited their telephone at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia in 1876, Henry saw to it that the invention received the Certificate of Merit. Even at the ...
Beyond the telephone: Discover Alexander Graham Bell’s other groundbreaking inventions
On Friday, we celebrate the life and achievements of Alexander Graham Bell, who invented the telephone at the end of the 19th ...
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Forgotten Inventors
British merchant Peter Durand made a huge stride in food preservation with his 1810 invention of the can. Canned rations provided to soldiers and explorers saved legions from sure starvation.
On This Day: Alexander Graham Bell gets 1st telephone patent
In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell was granted a patent for the telephone. In 1918, Finland signed a peace treaty with Germany ...