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  1. History of the telephone - Wikipedia

    Alexander Graham Bell was awarded the first U.S. patent for the invention of the telephone in 1876.

  2. The History of the Telephone and How It Was Invented

    Sep 20, 2024 · Alexander Graham Bell beat Elisha Gray in patenting the telephone, dominating its history. Bell's knowledge of sound helped him improve the telegraph, leading to the …

  3. Telephone | History, Definition, Invention, Uses, & Facts | Britannica

    Oct 9, 2025 · Billions of telephones are in use around the world. This article describes the functional components of the modern telephone and traces the historical development of the …

  4. Who is credited with inventing the telephone? - Library of …

    Feb 22, 2022 · Alexander Graham Bell is credited with being the inventor of the telephone since his patent and demonstrations for an apparatus designed for “transmitting vocal or other …

  5. Alexander Graham Bell: Telephone & Inventions | HISTORY

    Nov 9, 2009 · After much trial and error, Alexander Graham Bell finally invents the first telephone, which connects the universe in more ways than one. In 1871, Bell started working on the …

  6. Who really invented the telephone? - BBC Science Focus …

    Jul 14, 2023 · Who invented the telephone? Scottish engineer Alexander Graham Bell is credited with inventing the telephone, patenting the world's first telephone on 7 March 1876.

  7. Invention of the telephone - Wikipedia

    Charles Bourseul was a French telegraph engineer who proposed (but did not build) the first design of a "make-and-break" telephone in 1854. That is about the same time that Meucci …

  8. The Invention of the Telephone – Science Technology and …

    However, the main person credited for the telephone’s invention is Alexander Graham Bell. He started research in 1874 and was granted the first U.S. patent for the telephone in 1876 …

  9. Ericsson history: the invention of the telephone

    It was at this time, 1876–1877, that a new invention called the telephone emerged. It is not easy to determine who the inventor was. Both Alexander Graham Bell and Elisha Gray submitted …

  10. INVENTION OF THE TELEPHONE - HISTORY CRUNCH

    Telephone Invention in the Industrial Revolution - A significant invention of the late period of the Industrial Revolution was the telephone, which was invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876.