Telephones

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What would life be like if Alexander Graham Bell didn’t invent the telephone?  Most people today rely on telephones for their jobs and at home to keep in touch with people far away. Find out what inspired this great inventor to create an invention that is used every single day in almost every home and office around the world! 

Alexander Graham Bell

Learn the exciting life of Alexander Graham Bell, and how he invented the telephone.  Find out about all his experiments and how he had to go to court to fight for his patent for inventing the telephone.

How Telephones Changed

Alexander Graham Bell's original phone doesn't look much like the phones we use today.  Did you know that the original phone didn't need to be dialed?  Find out how many inventors have improved the telephone over the years.

Modern Telephones

Learn how telephones today work, and how telephone lines now allow people to communicate through the Internet, email, and fax machines.  Find out how new technology allows us to talk on the phone without using telephone wires at all!

We hope you enjoy learning about how people around the world communicate using telephones!

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