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  2. Bell and his assistant Charles Sumner Tainter jointly invented a wireless telephone, named a photophone, which allowed for the transmission of both sounds and normal human conversations on a beam of light. Both men later became full associates in the Volta Laboratory Association.

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  3. Philipp Reis, 1861, constructed the first telephone, today called the Reis telephone. Alexander Graham Bell was awarded the first U.S. patent for the invention of the telephone in 1876. Elisha Gray, 1876, designed a telephone using a water microphone in Highland Park, Illinois.

  4. Nov 9, 2009 · Alexander Graham Bell, best known for his invention of the telephone, revolutionized communication as we know it. His interest in sound technology was deep-rooted and personal, as both his...

  5. Apr 19, 2024 · Alexander Graham Bell, who patented the telephone in 1876, inaugurating the 1,520-km (944-mile) telephone link between New York City and Chicago on October 18, 1892. (more) Gardiner Hubbard organized a group that established the Bell Telephone Company in July 1877 to commercialize Bell’s telephone.

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  6. May 21, 2021 · Two men invented the telephone, but Alexander Graham Bell is the one most people today remember. Learn all about Bell and the history of the telephone.

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  7. Antonio Meucci. An early communicating device was invented around 1854 by Antonio Meucci, who called it a telettrofono (lit. "electrophone").

  8. Overview of the invention of the telephone, with a focus on the work by Alexander Graham Bell. (more) See all videos for this article. telephone, an instrument designed for the simultaneous transmission and reception of the human voice.

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