To spend messages back and forth electronically by cutting an electric signal like Morse Code
Because it is popular
The telephone was invented in 1876 by Alexander Graham Bell. Prior to then people communicated mainly by telegraph.
its used for giving and receiving messages from other people
The telegraph was the first invention that allowed people to communicate rapidly at great distances. Today, we can communicate much better by telephone, or by email, etc., but when the telegraph was invented there were no phones or other such inventions.
Telephone, Telegraph, Pony Express, etc.
Of course they did!!!
Telegraph poles to stop debris
he invented the telegraph and changed the way people communicate forever
wires
They used to send letters 5o the people they wanted to talk to.
With modern technology, the telegraph is being confined to history.
The telegraph is still in use but it has evolved and is in use in specialized circumstances. The telephone which was invented in 1876 would have gradually replaced the telegraph in commercial usage.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telegraphy