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Moving Pictures by Phone
Today in 1924, AT&T demonstrated long distance telephotography, now known as fax, with the transmission of pictures over telephone wires between Cleveland and New York. Commercial service began in a handful of cities the following year. For many decades, telephotography … Continue reading
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ITU Established
Today in 1865, the first International Telegraph Convention was signed in Paris by the 20 founding members, and the International Telegraph Union (ITU) was established to facilitate subsequent amendments to this initial agreement.
First Mobile Phone Call, 1973
Today in 1973, Martin Cooper made a phone call from a prototype Dyna-Tac handheld cellular phone. The phone, which weighed about 2.5 lb, connected Cooper to Dr. Joel S. Engel, head of research at Bell Labs.
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This Day In Information: Automated Telephone Switching
Today in 1891, Almon Brown Strowger was issued a patent for his electromechanical switch to automate telephone exchanges.
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This Day In Information: First Telephone Directory
Today in 1878, George Willard Coy and a group of investors from the District Telephone Company of New Haven published the world’s first telephone directory, a single sheet with only 50 names.
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This Day in Information: 1st Telephone Switchboard
Today in 1878, the first commercial switchboard began operating in New Haven, Connecticut. It served 21 telephones on 8 lines consequently with many people on a party line. On February 17, Western Union opened the first large city exchange in … Continue reading
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This Day In Information (Exxtra! Exxtra!): The Birth of Electronics
Today in 1915, Alexander Graham Bell inaugurated the first transcontinental telephone service in the United States with a phone call from New York City to Dr. Thomas Watson in San Francisco.
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This Day In Information: 1st Battery-Operated Switchboard
Today in 1894, New England Telephone and Telegraph installed the first battery-operated switchboard in Lexington, Massachusetts. With what became to be known as the “common battery” (replacing the local battery attached to the telephone), the subscriber could signal the operator … Continue reading
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InfoStory Quotes: The Telephone Strikes Back
“We think the telephone remains one of the greatest brand inventions ever. Where else can you get customers’ undivided attention today?” –Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos, St. Petersburg Times, October 19, 2010 “With an estimated 84 billion messages send worldwide … Continue reading
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