Invention of the telephone

there is no doubt that Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla were proficient inventors. Both became interested in design and engineering at a young age, so it is hard not to compare the two. They worked for years creating and perfecting their various inventions. Edison is best known for creating a commercially viable light bulb, and Tesla is remembered for his contributions to the design of alternating current electricity. Though Edison is more well known, both men contributed greatly to the field of…

of this great invention events happened recent to the time, but if one would fast forward a century or so they will see its impact in our lives.  Historical Context…

America still heavily relied upon an agricultural economy since the Union did not have enough industry to redefine their economic system. However, this would soon change, as many life changing discoveries would be made. These included Thomas Edison’s’ invention of the lightbulb and electricity in 1880, steel and the Bessemer process in 1850, and the value of oil from Edwin L. Drake in 1859. All three of these creations together would redefine American society, as many technological advancements…

coupler, which holds the telephone handset receiver, allowed the Deaf and hard-of-hearing people to be able to call one another. TTY relay services first began with volunteers being connected to TTY users with people who use telephones. “The TTY relay service communication assistant (CA) connects TTY relay calls with people who communicate by telephone (NAD).” The CA would convert text-to-voice and vice versa, with the text being displayed on the user’s TTY. Before the invention of the…

The Greatest Invention of All Time The greatest invention of all time is the printing press, the printing press is the greatest invention of all time for a few reasons. The printing press allowed people to purchase books for a cheaper price and to learn more without having a teacher telling them what they need to know. The invention of the printing press also made a lot of the stories and information that people spread a lot more precise and correct. Before the printing press came to be,…

playing over the speakers to amuse you while you shop. It’s difficult to pinpoint any time where you were not serenaded by the radio while you were out running errands. All of this is thanks to the invention of broadcast radio. Broadcast radio was by far one of the most important and revolutionary inventions, paving the way for countless other endeavors. It all started with a man named Heinrich Hertz. Hertz was a German physicist who, in the late 1880s, was credited with proving the existence of…

uncertainty one was headed towards. As Robert Frost says, ”two roads diverged in a wood, and I...I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference” (daskal). Without venturing off of the practical path, creativity, many degraded inventions and individuality could not exist. From the beginning of society, people push others to pursue a practical career corresponding to the time period. Positions focusing more on left brained individuals are portrayed as a practical choice,…

This was his baby! It all started when Western Union asked him to create a communication device to compete with Bell’s telephone. He never did but by December of 1877, Thomas Alva Edison invented a device for recording sound called the phonograph. While he was working on improvements to the telegraph and the telephone he figured out a way to record sound on tinfoil coated cylinders. He created a machine with two needles, one for recording and one for playback. When…

ways with improvised devices that can be switched easily on and off, such as flashlights. Morse code was a significant invention that revolutionised the world of communication and majorly effected society, Morse code was a long term effect as without Morse we would not have the technology we have today such as mobile phones, google, landlines and many more communication based inventions. Morse code also had some short term effects as it helped the villagers communicate much easier with each…

the American economy after the Civil War were new inventions, transportations, and capitalism. One of the most significant consequences of the industrialization were new inventions. New inventions allowed people to do things more efficiently than before (class lecture). Materials such as steel was stronger and lighter, allowing better structures and construction (class lecture). Another great invention created by Alexander Graham was the telephone, allowing people from far distances…