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First electric telegraph
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/0/important-inventions-19th-century-pictures/first-electric-telegraph/ The telegraph was invented by Samuel Morse (1791-1872) and other inventors in the 1830s and 1840s, and revolutionized long distance communication. It operated by transmitting electrical signals between stations over a wire laid down. -
First transatlantic telegraph
https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-history/heroic-failures/the-first-transatlantic-telegraph-cable-was-a-bold-beautiful-failure Queen Victoria and US President James Buchanan exchanged telegraph pleasantries on 16 August 1858, inaugurating the first transatlantic cable connecting British North America with Ireland. -
Alexander Graham Bell patents the telephone
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/thisday/mar7/bell-patents-telephone/ Alexander Graham Bell received a telephone patent on 7 March 1876. The telephone technology revolutionized the way individuals interact with each other. The system permitted people to talk to each other immediately and easily over long distances. -
First yellow pages
https://www.frugalmarketing.com/dtb/yellow-pages-history.shtml In less than two years after the first "Watson, come here, I need you" conversation, there were enough phones for the "central office" and someone to link and detach the callers (1878). -
Coin-operated telephone
https://blog.retroplanet.com/public-telephone-history/ In 1889 Hartford Bank constructed the first coin-operated public payphone that no longer needed a dispatcher in Hartford, Connecticut. Modern payphones have been built as "post pay" phones, meaning you've deposited the coins once the call is over. Payphone use grew, and by 1902 they numbered 81,000 payphones across the United States. -
Almon Strowger invents the direct dials
https://www.angelo.edu/services/library/wtcoll/museum-of-telephony/ He decided to invent a switchboard to take out the user. In 1891 he invented the first automated dialing device. The first machine had the capability of serving 99 phones. Each button has to be pressed 9 times to call the number 99. -
Long distance wireless telegraph
http://blogs.mhs.ox.ac.uk/innovatingincombat/category/wireless-telegraph/ Military information in World War One developed during this time to meet new battlefields and military challenges. Battles have been won and lost in the strength of the ability of an army to communicate on the battlefield. New and traditional communications technologies have been used side by side, and interchangeably. -
First transatlantic telephone service
https://www.edn.com/1st-transatlantic-telephone-service-is-established-january-7-1927/ The company now known as AT&T founded, on January 7, 1927, the first commercial telephone service between North America and Europe. -
First transatlantic telephone cable
https://www.troyhistoricvillage.org/september-25-first-transatlantic-telephone-cable-opened-lines-between-u-s-canada-britain-and-europe-on-9-25-1956/ The Chairman of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) in New York, on September 25, 1956, spoke to Britain's Postmaster General in London about the newly completed, first transatlantic telephone cable. Telegraph cables had been carrying transatlantic messages effectively but voice signals were not powerful enough. -
Princess phone with lighted dial
http://www.telephonearchive.com/phones/we/we_princess.html The Princess was the first consumer advertisement effort for the Bell System. Targeted at girls and women, it allowed Bell to sell additional telephones for bedrooms etc. -
First touch tone telephone
http://wonderspawn.com/november-18-1963-the-first-push-button-telephone-enters-service/ The first push-button telephone came into service today, in 1960. Although the technology was newer, push-button phones would not begin to gain popularity until the 1970's. Even then, the new model was followed mostly by businesses. -
Hotline
https://sputniknews.com/politics/201708301056929800-moscow-washington-hotline-established/ The first message was broadcast on the Moscow – Washington "hotline" on 30 August 1963 – a network that for the first time allowed direct communication between the White House and the Kremlin. A innovative means to ensure that conflicts can be resolved in a friendly manner, the platform has evidently failed to fulfill its pledge. -
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Flip phone
https://www.wired.com/2013/04/influential-cellphones/?cid=co6867254 The MicroTAC introduced the flip-phone form factor which StarTAC would eventually follow. This popularized the idea of being able to place a cell phone in your pocket, in addition to setting the standard for phones. -
The World Wide Web
https://medium.com/@xipetechnology/happy-anniversary-of-the-world-wide-web-a239f957c1 The World Wide Web has changed the lives of millions around the world. Very few developments have truly changed everything. The Web is the most striking invention of our time. -
Telephone with LCD touch screen
https://www.saveonkit.com/10-x-mitel-5235-ip-phone-telephone-voip-large-touch-screen-lcd-phone-50004310-8349-p.asp Mitel's IP Phone is an enterprise-class full-functional dual-mode telephone that offers voice communication across an IP network. The big, backlit touch-screen provides users with real-time access to applications and services such as web browsing, directory management and voice mail. -
Thin telephone
https://tass.ru/spec/phone Siemens unveiled the SL45 model with Java technology in 2002. Third-party applications were available for download to this machine. Mostly sports, and songs, too.
