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    With his contributions to science we would not be able to talk to each other over long distance. Alexander has made some major contributions to society. While the telephone was not the only great invention that he had, some of his later inventions were more important than the telephone. One of the next major inventions that he had was the metal detector.Which uses electromagnetic induction to detect metal. shot President James Garfield. The result was to try to find the…

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    Introduction As the world continues to change and improve technology, the systems that we have in place become outdated and unable to handle the ever increasing data load. For close to one hundred years, all phone calls were routed through circuit switching, which establishes an electronic connection between two points and allows current flow. The successor to circuit switching takes advantage of the Internet and provides a superior method to transfer phone signals. This method, called Voice…

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    on “Time and Distance Overcome” In 1876 Alexander Graham Bell demonstrated his telephone that helped people communicate over longer distance. However, with this invention also followed multiple problems. Problems which Eula Biss’ essay “Time and distance overcome” from 2008, recounts. In the essay she focusses on the different aspects of the telephone and especially the telephone pole, and why the history of the telephone pole might not be as stainless as one might think The essay is divided…

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    machine using electricity to deliver messages in code over wires. Then, in 1844, between Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, Maryland, the first telegraph line was constructed, the first message “What hath God wrought?” was sent by Morse (“1870s-1940s Telephone”). Therefore, with the invention of the telegraph, the speed of communication jumped up to a new level. Also, it was a huge step because it allowed people to communicate over vast distances in…

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    G, and found Gillette, and there in black and white was “1 …. Gillette Skirt Co., The, Office……… 157 Homer.” The phone number was 1 for the office and 2 for the residence at 20 West Court Street. (Interesting note, when Rutherford B. Hayes had a telephone installed in the White House on May 10, 1877 – their number was also 1) This finding left me with two questions. One – who rounded out the top ten. Two – how did you get such a number? Luckily while the phonebook itself was fairly large…

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    Telephone Essay “Mr. Watson come here I want to see you.” These were the first words ever spoken through the telephone. Spoken by Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone to his assistant, Thomas Watson. After several long months of working to build a device to help people who were deaf, finally on March 10, 1876 it was complete. He could have never imagined all the uses for his communicating device. Today, we use our telephones for games, music, communication, business, emergency,…

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    communicate. He didn’t just randomly start inventing things. Alexander Graham Bell revolutionized the world with his telephone, schools for the deaf, his other inventions, his integrity as a man and with his family, even though he did not always receive the credit he was due. Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone, and revolutionized the world. Bell was working on the telephone to help with his school of the deaf. (“Alexander Graham Bell-A Life of Invention”, 22) Bell had been working…

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    This essay will focus on communication in the late 1800s to communication in 2015. In the late 1800s the telephone was invented; however, today, in 2015, the telephone has improved drastically since the late 1800s. In this essay, the comparisons between telephones in the late 1800s and 2015 are far and in-between; however, the contrasts are easily found. Another thing that will be contrasted and compared in this essay is how other communications have changed, from the telegraph to computers or…

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    Clearly explains how the scientific method was used by the developer(s) of the device, supporting explanation with research) Scientific processes that lead to the development of the cell phone are as follows. Observation and measurements: 3 The telephone invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876. Hypothesis: Could voice be transmitted via radio waves and be utilized via a mobile device? Experiments: Reginald Fessenden…

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    How Alexander Graham Bell Changed the World Have you ever wondered who invented the magnificent telephone? Well, it was Alexander Graham Bell! He invented the telephone in the year of 1876 and from that point forward, the world of communication would be much more efficient. Alexander Graham Bell was born in Scotland in the year of 1847. He was a teacher of the deaf. Bell is even listed as one of the founders of the National Geographic Society. Bell was also the inventor of many things. Overall,…

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