The Invention of the Telephone
The most beneficial technological invention that benefited society is the telephone. It was invented in the 1870’s by Alexander Graham Bell and Elisha Gray. Separately, they each invented a device that could electronically transmit speech. Both of them went to patent their new invention on the same day. They both battled to the top, leading to a victory for Graham Bell. He was thirty years old when he formed Bell Telephone Company. Without this invention today, life would be very different. Alexander Graham Bell opened a door to many beneficial inventions.
The telegraph was how Alexander Graham Bell’s success began. His telephone invention started from his attempt to try to make the telegraph better. He wanted to improve it by being able to send more than one message at a time. In June of 1875, Bell discovered that he could hear a twanging noise over the wire. In March of the next, the telegraph was just history. As Thomas Watson waited in the other room, Alexander Graham Bell muttered the famous first words, “Mr. Watson – come here – I want to see you.” At this point, Alexander’s invention was the future of communication. The telephone led to many other great discoveries in the world.
What would we do today if we did not have the invention of the telephone? We would most likely be communicated with the slow moving telegraph. Also, we would not have cell phones. In emergency situations, it would be much harder to get immediate help without a phone. The invention of the telephone truly revolutionized the society. This incredible impact can be seen through the quickness of general communication, communication during war, and business. As the concept of the telephone began to grow larger, its network did as well. There are various social impacts from this invention.
The years following the telephone, socially, the world started to revolutionize. Back then people would send a letter to a friend to “catch up” on life and the latest happenings. Since this invention you can simply pick up the telephone dial a number and be able to speak back and forth. This is much quicker then a letter in the mail. Relationships were much easier to uphold because of the telephone. It started to become very uncommon if a household did not have a house phone. The impact of the telephone has many benefits to the society as a whole.
The amount of benefits from this invention are uncountable. People feel as if they could not live without the instant communication given by the telephone. They feel uneasy if they do not have their cell phone on them or near them. Many, talk or text on the phone throughout the day. Without Alexander Graham Bell’s discovery, life today would be much more difficult. Through the years the telephone led to other discoveries and jobs that benefited the society even more. There are also many more to come. The telephone is the most beneficial technological invention that benefited society.
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