Question

In which decade was the telephone invented?

Answer 1

In the 1870s the telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell.

• On March 7, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell was awarded US patent for telephone.
• It was the result of his experiments conducted on hearing devices.
• Alexander Graham Bell was born in Scotland on March 3, 1847. He died on August 2, 1922.
• He was an engineer, a scientist and an inventor.
• Alexander Graham Bell cofounded the famous AT&T company in 1885. AT&T is American Telephone and Telegraph company.
• He was educated at University of Edinburgh and University College London.
• Alexander Graham Bell had conducted path breaking work in the fields of aeronautics, hydrofoils and optical telecommunications.
• In January 1915, Bell made the first ceremonial transcontinental telephone call. The call was made from New York city (AT&T headquarters) to San Francisco.