From Bell to Cell: The History of the Telephone
After Alexander Graham Bell successfully spoke the first words over an electric current to his assistant, Thomas Watson, in 1876, he wrote to his father about a future where “friends converse with each other without leaving home” (“The First Telephone Call”). Could he have imagined that the technology he developed would one day strip the restrictions of staying indoors, and open up a world where a friend could be on a beach in San Juan, Puerto Rico, while speaking to a loved one as they drive down the road in Seattle, Washington? Or, that his technology would be improved upon year after year allowing people to not only speak words through the devices, but to add the ability to text, email, play …show more content…
The resolution, zoom, and range were limited, but still offered users a quick way to take photos and later upload them to their computers. Phones became slimmer, lightweight, and more technologically advanced. In 2003, Nokia released a phone that you could barely hold onto in your hand. It was the Nokia 7600 and had a very awkward small shape. Apple took the world by storm in 2007, when it released its first iPhone. This phone brought many new features and technology never before seen on a cellular device. It was like carrying a personal computer in the palm of your hand.
When the first mobile phones were available in stores, “They were primarily used in the sales and business world, but not often for personal use like you see today,” says Kreg Jones, an industrial designer and Industrial Design instructor at The Art Institute of Philadelphia’ (Ray, “The History and Evolution of Cell Phones”). Eventually the large brick sized phones became smaller and smaller to the point where there were phones as small as a few inches. It is amazing how the original cell phones ended up being such a pop culture symbol. Many changes and advances have been made since the original invention of the telephone. Cell phones have gradually gotten smarter and have gone from big to small; then small too big. Companies have been racing to come out with newest features to entice consumers. Apple is now on its 6th edition of
After Alexander Graham Bell successfully spoke the first words over an electric current to his assistant, Thomas Watson, in 1876, he wrote to his father about a future where “friends converse with each other without leaving home” (“The First Telephone Call”). Could he have imagined that the technology he developed would one day strip the restrictions of staying indoors, and open up a world where a friend could be on a beach in San Juan, Puerto Rico, while speaking to a loved one as they drive down the road in Seattle, Washington? Or, that his technology would be improved upon year after year allowing people to not only speak words through the devices, but to add the ability to text, email, play …show more content…
The resolution, zoom, and range were limited, but still offered users a quick way to take photos and later upload them to their computers. Phones became slimmer, lightweight, and more technologically advanced. In 2003, Nokia released a phone that you could barely hold onto in your hand. It was the Nokia 7600 and had a very awkward small shape. Apple took the world by storm in 2007, when it released its first iPhone. This phone brought many new features and technology never before seen on a cellular device. It was like carrying a personal computer in the palm of your hand.
When the first mobile phones were available in stores, “They were primarily used in the sales and business world, but not often for personal use like you see today,” says Kreg Jones, an industrial designer and Industrial Design instructor at The Art Institute of Philadelphia’ (Ray, “The History and Evolution of Cell Phones”). Eventually the large brick sized phones became smaller and smaller to the point where there were phones as small as a few inches. It is amazing how the original cell phones ended up being such a pop culture symbol. Many changes and advances have been made since the original invention of the telephone. Cell phones have gradually gotten smarter and have gone from big to small; then small too big. Companies have been racing to come out with newest features to entice consumers. Apple is now on its 6th edition of