Around the world1876
The telephone
Alexander Graham Bell patented the telephone; within a few decades voices travelled along wires between cities.
24 Mar 1877 – 16 Jun 1936
5 facts1 source
24 Mar 1877
Born
28 Mar 1917
A son is born
16 Jun 1936
Dies, aged 59
She lived through 7 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like.
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Around the world1876
Alexander Graham Bell patented the telephone; within a few decades voices travelled along wires between cities.
Around the world · 1879–1882Electric light. Edison’s light bulb and his first power stations, in New York and London, began to light cities with electricity.