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    The document summarizes the evolution of the telephone from its invention by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876 to modern smartphones. It describes some of the early models including wall-mounted phones, switchboard operators, and the transition to automatic exchanges. The document then outlines the development of technologies like touch-tone dialing, mobile/cellular phones, and integration of additional capabilities in smartphones. It concludes by noting how phones transformed from large stationary devices into compact mobile devices that can also access the internet, take pictures, and more.

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    The Evolution of the Telephone:

    From the Crank Phone to the iPhone

    Created by Group 3

    GROUP MEMBERS

    MOHAMAD AZRIF BIN MOSKAM

    2011937063

    Created by Group 3

    How It All Began

    An accident gives
    Alexander Graham Bell
    his idea for the
    telephone
    Alexander Graham Bell
    patents the electric
    telephone in 1876
    Lawsuits were filed by
    various individuals, and
    Bells claim to being the
    inventor of the first
    telephone had to be
    defended in court some
    600 times

    Switchboard Operators

    Switchboard Operators
    The first telephone operators were under-trained,
    unsupervised telegraph boys but were soon
    replaced by young women who proved to be more
    pleasant and reliable
    The ever increasing number of callers soon
    transformed the profession. By 1946, nearly a
    quarter-million switchboard operators were
    employed by AT&T
    In 1921, Omaha, Nebraska opened the first allautomatic exchange
    Today there are no telephones served by manual
    exchanges in the United States. All telephone
    subscribers are served by automatic exchanges
    run by computers, which perform the functions of
    the human operator

    How They Work


    Sound waves are converted into electrical
    signals, and electrical signals into sound
    waves
    The telephone required the
    simultaneous invention of the microphone,
    signal amplifiers and speaker

    Parts:

    Transmitter (microphone)
    Receiver (speaker)
    Dial (pulse or tone)
    Alerter/Ringer
    Antisidetone network

    Long Distance
    1881
    1884
    1892
    1893
    1895
    1896
    1897
    1898
    1927

    Boston-Salem
    New York-Boston
    New York-Chicago
    Boston-Chicago
    Chicago-Nashville
    Kansas City-Omaha
    New York-Charleston
    New York-Kansas City
    Columbia, MO-London

    Hand Cranked Wall-1880s

    Candlestick-1890s

    Cradle Phone-1890s

    Candlestick Rotary-1914

    Desktop Rotary-1920s

    Touchtone-1960s

    Wall Touchtone-1970s

    Cordless-1980s

    Mobile/Cellular-1983

    Candy Bar-1990s

    Clamshell/Flip

    Sliding/Qwerty Keyboard

    Smart Phone

    Blackberry

    Bluetooth

    Touch Screen

    iPhone

    VoIP (eg, Skype, Vonage)

    Then and Now

    Then
    Make calls

    Now
    Make calls
    Text
    Voicemail
    Pictures
    Video
    Music
    Internet
    Email
    GPS
    Videogames
    And more!

    From Big & Bulky to Slim & Subtle

    The Future?

    References

    Krupa, Frederique (1992). The Evolution of the Telephone


    System: From Bell's Electric Toy to the Internet.
    Retrieved July 15, 2009, from http://www.
    translucency.com
    /frede/telephone.html
    Telephone. Wikipedia (2009). Retrieved July 16, 2009,
    from http://en.wikipedia.org
    Telephone. Microsoft Encarta Online Encyclopedia
    (2009). Retrieved July 16, 2009, from
    http://encarta.msn.com

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