March 27TH 1759
Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.
Elisha Gray and Alexander Graham Bell both invented the telephone in the 1870s. However, Alexander Graham Bell patented his first.
telephone Elisha Gray may have been the real inventor and Bell stole the idea!
No, the telephone was invented in In the 1870s by two inventors Elisha Gray and Alexander Graham Bell, who both independently designed devices that could transmit speech electrically (the telephone). Both men rushed their respective designs to the patent office within hours of each other, Alexander Graham Bell patented his telephone first. Elisha Gray and Alexander Graham Bell entered into a famous legal battle over the invention of the telephone, which Bell won.
According to: http://inventors.about.com/od/bstartinventors/a/telephone.htm , Alexander Graham Bell and Elisha Grey invented the telephone.
they created telephones so they could speak to friends near and far
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).
Two, Elisha Gray and Alexander Graham Bell.
Assuming Alexander Graham Bell is given credit for inventing the telephone, his "inspiration" was Elisha Gray.
The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876. The telephone was patented by Bell on March 7, 1876. Bell's patent filing beat a similar patent submission by Elisha Gray by a mere 2 hours.
Elisha Gray and Alexander Graham Bell independently designed devices that could transmit speech electrically during the 1870's. Both inventors rushed with their designs to the patent office within hours of each other, but Alexander Graham Bell patented his telephone first. They both entered a famous legal battle over the invention of the telephone, which Bell won as therefore known to this day as the inventor of the telephone.
elisha gray invented it but he could not afford the patent and while he was trying to get the money together Alexander graham bell got the patent and has been credited with inventing it. sadly elisha gray died when awaiting the court date to get the patent turned over to him.