Bosnia stamp year 2001 Alexander Graham Bell, Telephone MNH stamp
Alexander Graham Bell is widely credited with inventing the telephone. He was awarded the first U.S. patent for the invention of the telephone on March 7, 1876 (Patent No. 174,465). Bell’s breakthrough came when he successfully transmitted the first intelligible speech over a telephone line on March 10, 1876, famously saying to his assistant:
“Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you.”
Key Facts About Bell and the Telephone:
- Invention: Developed a device that could convert sound into electrical signals and transmit them over a wire.
- Competition: Elisha Gray also worked on a similar invention, leading to a famous patent dispute.
- Impact: Bell’s invention revolutionized global communication, leading to the modern telephone industry.
- Bell Telephone Company: Founded in 1877, it later evolved into AT&T.
