Today in history: The first telephone call
By Maggie Holland,
Today marks the anniversary of the first successful telephone call.
Back on March 10 1876, Alexander Graham Bell, the man who patented – and is heralded as the inventor – of the telephone, tested out his creation by phoning his assistant Thomas Watson.
Bell’s topic of conversation wasn’t necessarily what you’d imagine of such a monumental moment in history, with him simply uttering: "Mr Watson, come here. I want to see you."
Information about the scientific and technological breakthrough was detailed in Bell’s scientific notebook where he scribed: "To my delight he came and declared that he had heard and understood what I said.”
Click here for more about Bell's telephone patent.
Click here to view a sketch of Bell's invention.
Take a look here for his scientific notebook entry.
And, go here, to find out more about the man himself.
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