Title: 8 True Facts About The Invention of the Telephone
Headings: 8 True Facts About The Invention of the Telephone
8 True Facts About The Invention of the Telephone
The telephone was an evolution of the telegraph
Bell first focused on improving the telegraph
Alexander Graham Bell won the patent for the telephone when Elisha Gray was late
Antonio Meucci's telephone proceeded both Gray and Bell by nearly 5 years
Bell's relationship with the deaf community helped inspire the invention
Western Union passed on an offer to buy the telephone for $100,000
Bell invented a "wireless" telephone too, in 1880
Descendents of Both Bell and Gray's companies survive to this day

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8 True Facts About The Invention of the Telephone
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Matthew Knell is a former VP of Social Media and Community Strategy. our editorial process
Matthew Knell
Updated March 20, 2017
The telephone was a large part of modern life in the 20th Century, and still continues a prominent place in society today. Let's admit it - we're all probably a bit guilty of taking the old phone for granted. Like many big discoveries, the telephone's invention was a combination of hard work, controversy, and, well, lawyers. Here are 8 facts you probably didn't know about the invention of the telephone. 01
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The telephone was an evolution of the telegraph
Samuel Morse, inventor of the telegraph. traveler1116 / E+ / Getty Images
While a professor at New York University in 1835, Samuel Morse proved that signals could be transmitted by wire. He used pulses of current to deflect an electromagnet, which moved a marker to produce written codes on a strip of paper inventing Morse Code. A public demonstration followed in 1838, and in 1843 the United States Congress funded $30,000 to construct an experimental telegraph line from Washington to Baltimore. His first telegraph message became world famous, and ushered in an era of nearly instantaneous communication.