The Evolution of the Telephone

Would American’s lives be the same without having telephones, light, transportation, or labor laws? That’s what Americans would be missing in life without having the Industrial Revolution occurring in history. The Industrial Revolution was a time of changes from working at home to working in factories with machines and engines. There were new inventions, upgrades in machinery, railroads, steamships, and oil booms. The lives of Americans were changed during this time period from 17th century. The Industrial Revolution shaped the U.S. into what it was today. One invention in particular was the telephone; its technological advances throughout the years have continued to explore the imagination. Since its inception, the telephone has become one of the most important inventions of all time. Although some were skeptical about its replacement over telegrams, in the end the advent of this fine communication equipment has won the hearts of many. As a matter of fact, the telephone system had come to numerous facelifts that it literally connected the world before the internet was born. Because of its importance, homes and businesses can not live without it. In the U.S. alone, most if not all have a phone in the house. Since its invention in 1876, the telephone evolved along with the technology of the time. Not only was there an evolution in the instruments but many different manufacturers produced various styles and certain uniqueness to their wall and desk telephones. Morse, Samuel Finley Breese (1791-1872), American artist and inventor, known for his invention of the electric telegraph and the Morse code. Morse was born in Charlestown (now part of Boston), Massachusetts, on April 27, 1791, and educated at Yale College (now Yale University). He also invented a code, now known as the Morse code, for use with his telegraph instrument. In 1843 the Congress of the United States appropriated US$30,000 for Morse to construct an experimental telegraph line between

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