American Telephone & Telegraph

What is the most influential invention of the late 19th century? Well, there are many choices to choose from. There is the light bulb/electricity which is mainly associated with Thomas Edison, the airplane created by the Wright Brothers, the telephone created by Alexander Graham Bell and his partner Thomas Watson, and the automobile/assembly line which is mainly related to Henry Ford. These people and their inventions have had an unbelievable effect on our world today. I cannot imagine this…

Without the work of Thomas Edison the world be very different than it is now, due to how much we rely on his inventions. During the Industrial Revolution numerous inventions were created to improve the lives of Americans. Without the inventions of Thomas Edison, the world would be much different than it is now because we would not have the technology to live. Edison’s life had a big impact on the inventions he created. Edison was born in Milan, Ohio on February 11, 1847. He went to school…

produced the automatic telegraph which could send multiple messages over one wire and other telegraph printers (Crepeau). Word could then spread faster than before and to more locations. This was important because you could tell more than one person at a time, you could send the same exact message, but only once to as many people as possible. This was the start of the mass communication system. In the year 1877, Edison created the carbon-button transmitter that was used in telephones and…

Alexander Graham Bell Have you ever loved doing something so much that you want to pursue a career in it? Well imagine a person who worked very hard at what they loved doing and became a triple threat. Alexander Graham Bell was a very significant historical figure to this nation. He invented and conducted experiments for things that help us humans make our lives easier everyday. Also, he has helped people with disabilities not lose the privilege of knowledge. Alexander Graham Bell was a…

The telegraph was a very simple and efficient method to send messages developed by Samuel Morse and a group of other inventors in the 1830s and 1840s. A combination of dots and dashes were assigned to each letter. To send a message the operator key would be pushed down to complete the battery’s electrical circuit and the amount of time you held the operator key would determine if it is a dot or dash. This would then transmit an electrical signal through the wires laid in between stations to the…

Telegrams Always Bring Bad News “It’s only for a little while,” my father explained the day he left. “I’ll be back before your birthday.” But my father left our home in Cleveland, Ohio for New York City months ago. Today is July 6, 1892… four days from my birthday. I’ve heard my mother and father discussing tragic railroad accidents many times, so when my father revealed that he was taking a train to New York, I was shocked. “What about all the horrible things that could happen?” I asked my…

and was there when someone needed help. Thomas Edison influenced the world of technology and transportation. Thomas Alva Edison was American inventor. He is also known to be one of America’s best businessmen. Edison grew up with many hearing challenges but didn’t let that get in his way. He later invented many things but the things he is most noticeable for are telegraphs, the universal stock ticker, the phonograph, the…

AT&T started in 1875 when Alexander Graham Bell invented the first talking telegraph. In 1876 and 1877 Bell got his patents on his telegraph. New Haven, CT was where the first telephone exchange existed in 1878 and this was operated under Bell Telephone. It took about three years for more telephone exchanges to open in most major cites in the United States. It was decided then to build a long distance telephone network and it started in New York and in 30 years is reached all the way to San…

Scottish-born American inventor and teacher of the deaf, Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) is best known for perfecting the telephone to transmit vocal messages by electricity. The telephone inaugurated a new age in communication technology. Alexander Graham Bell was born on March 3, 1847, in Edinburgh. His father, Alexander Melville Bell, was an expert in vocal physiology and elocution; his grandfather, Alexander Bell, was an elocution professor. After studying at the University of Edinburgh…

the most influential in United States History. A telephone is a device that allows for users to have a conversation. It transmits sounds, usually voices, through wire or radio. Bell’s invention was not the first by any means. It was just better and clearer. Alexander Graham Bell, a scientist, inventor, engineer, and innovator, is credited for creating the first ever telephone. He was the founder of AT&T. (American Telephone and Telegraph Company.) Bell was born in Scotland on March…