The Telephone

When did Alexander Graham Bell invent the telephone

1876

Where it was developed

City of Brantford, Ontario, Canada(At his parent's home)

Who else also was inventing the telephone at the same time?

Elisha Gray

(T or F) Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone when he was 29

False, Alexander Graham Bell was 19

(T or F) Bell invented the telephone when trying to improve the radio

False, he was trying to improve the telegraph

Difficulties with the telephone-

Household shared a line with other households.

What is Alexander Graham Bell known for?

Inventing the telephone

Why did people want a telephone-

It was the first device created that could transport information faster than anything else ever invented before.

Who was Alexanders assistant-

Thomas Watson

(T or F)The first telephones were set up so that more than one household shared a line with other households

True

How did the telephone work-

it works from transmission of sound, by radio.

What could the phones do back then-

only make calls