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Before telephone was invented which device was used to send messages?
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Before the telephone, telegraphs were used.
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Who inventied the telephone in 1876?
Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876 (or, rather, filed his patent before Elisha Gray, who also invented a similar device at the same time).
What device is for sending coded messages over wires and electricity?
A telegraph, a telephone, and a teletype.
What was the the first thing alexander did for the telephone?
Bell accidentally invented the telephone while working on a hearing device for deaf people. That is what he did first for the telephone.
What is a device for transmitting messages or signals to a distant place?
Telephone, cellphone, internet, etc. Amateur or ham radio communications
What was the motive of the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell was actually working on a device to improve hearing for the deaf (both his parents were deaf) when he invented the telephone, almost by accident.
Who invented telephone answering machines?
Willy Muller invented the first automatic answering machine in 1935. It used technology invented from Valdemar Poulsen in 1898 who invented a machine to record and play telephone conversations.
When did the communication device invented?
Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876 while John Logie Baird developed the mechanical television in 1924. Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press in 1450 and Tim Berners-Lee was responsible for the creation of the World Wide Web.
Is a telegraph a device for sending messages?
Yes, a telegraph is a device for sending messages. It sends telegrams.
Who invented phones and when?
The telephone is attributed to being invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876. There is controversy over this and some scholars believe that another gentleman, Antonio Meucci, was the inventor of this device in 1860. Meucci lacked the funding to have further market the telephone and get a patent on the device. Bell patented his telephone 16 years later. It is important to note that there is no one single person who invented the telephone - it is a culmination of many people working towards the end result. For example telephones are world wide
When were phones invented?
A communication device for sailing vessels called "the telephone" was invented by Captain John Taylor in 1844. This instrument used four air horns to communicate with vessels in foggy weather. Johann Philipp Reis used the term about his invention, commonly known as the Reis telephone, in c. 1860 The first telephone was invented in 1870 by Alexander Graham Bell. Many others looked into the invention of the telephone. The first version of the cordless phone was invented in 1965 but could not be marketed. It was invented by a Jazz musician.
What is meant by the term fone?
The term fone means telephone. The word telephone is derived from the Greek. The telephone was first invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876. The telephone was the first device that enabled people to communicate directly with each other over long distances.
What communication device allows us to communicate long distances via telephone?
The telephone IS a long distance communication device.
