Life, as we know it today, is made easy by numerous devices and equipment that are designed to make things simpler and better. But have you ever thought what was life like, before these came along? Whats the science behind these inventions?
To find answers to these questions, we welcome you to The Evolution of Everything – a series that will help you understand everyday objects better. Put on your curiosity hat, as we uncover the most basic, yet important, inventions in your home like phones, television, the internet, and much more!
Prepare yourself to explore with us the history, technology, and evolution of everything that you always wondered about.
Can you imagine your life without the phone?
Not being able to communicate with anyone who is not around you, no messaging, no apps, no social media, and no phone games makes life dull and boring.
Well, this was the reality until 150 years ago! Alexander Graham Bell invented the phone in 1876. This was not an accidental discovery though. Telephones were being developed from as early as1660s, those were much simpler, but not as efficient as Bells invention.
History behind the invention:
Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, on March 3, 1847, Bell belonged to a family of specialists in the field of elocution and the correction of speech. Bell too, intended to pursue a career in the same, but fate had other plans for him. In one of his interviews, he says, his knowledge of the nature of sound led him not only to teach the deaf but also to invent the telephone.
Before stumbling across his discovery of the phone, Bell was experimenting with his ‘harmonic telegraph’ approach. On June 2, 1875, Bell made a breakthrough. Using his harmonic telegraph, Bell realised that he could hear the sound of a twanging clock spring over a wire. On March 10, 1876, he successfully made a call to his assistant in the next room, saying:
Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you.
The rest, as we know is history.
The science behind telephones:
Essentially a phone is a two-way radio of sorts. At one end is a radio transmitter and at the other a radio receiver. So when you speak to anyone over the phone, the phone converts your voice into electrical signals, that are sent through radio waves to the closest cell tower.
Over the years, the telephone has evolved, so much so that it, in turn, has changed us humans in many ways. Heres a timeline demonstrating the evolution of telephones over the years.
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Comments
Hardik sharma
August 30, 2019
Nice information
Hardik sharma
August 30, 2019
Sir /mam please also make an story on the fire of Amazon forests
Please
Harshavardhan
September 1, 2019
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Nidhi. M. Lad
September 1, 2019
At the end I would like to conclude that it has increased my lot of knowledge. By answering to its questions I come to know my weakness and I try to improve myself.
Shahid Syed
September 1, 2019
Its one of the importance pieces of information…Everyone should know this long long journey of telephones
Samrat
September 2, 2019
I can’t believe it is so fascinating
Pranav Prasad
September 2, 2019
Awesome
Swastika
September 2, 2019
Let us see what will come next to the smartphones we have today. ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Akshay Raj
September 2, 2019
Thanks it’s helpful for me
NAVEENA KUMAR.K
September 2, 2019
GOOD INFORMATION. TELL ME MORE ABOUT SUCH DEVICES IN FUTURE, ABOUT TRANSISTOR RADIO, MOTOR CAR, BICYCLE, ETC
S Sivanandini
September 2, 2019
Very interested to read this topic.Thankyou so much byju’s.
R.chandan
September 3, 2019
Thank u so much for this information
Nandini
September 3, 2019
This is something that all of us should know because it is about the thing that we use — literally everyday and can’t live without it… Thank you for addressing this topic??
Nandana
September 3, 2019
Thanks for the information
Mansi
September 3, 2019
Thank you for this information
ADARSH DUBEY
September 3, 2019
Now i know the Evolution of telephone. thanks
Deepa
September 3, 2019
Yes now a days the mobiles are very useful but we have to use it better way
Rehan shah
September 3, 2019
Nice information
Abhiraj Dey
September 3, 2019
It’s good to have a bunch of
information. Now I can use this lot in
my school projects
Harsha
September 3, 2019
Thanqks for your infomation.it was helpful and useful
Samhitha Iyer
September 3, 2019
Dear sir or mam
Can you please explain how solar system was formed
Tinesh balaajee
September 3, 2019
Thank you for the nice information
Ronit Debnath
September 3, 2019
good message
Hiyansh Katlana
September 3, 2019
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Help a lot in GK improvement
Y saitejaswini
September 3, 2019
Wow it was a very good information to all my friends I have known about past time using mobile phones and some general knowledge
Dhiraj
September 3, 2019
Very interesting facts about phones like it
Mehul
September 3, 2019
Thanks…
For the info.
Marisha Khan
September 3, 2019
It is very didactic and it help us to assimilate history about means of communication easily.
Its very helpful and it is very beguiling……
Thank you
Marzuqa
September 3, 2019
An amazing and interesting information. And I learnd more about telephones
Akshara
September 3, 2019
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Dhanyashree krishnaraj
September 3, 2019
Thank you for this information I learns a lot about how mobile is used in this generation
Anushka Verma
September 3, 2019
It’s really helpful. Thank you byju’s for making me more curious about things. Thanks a lot
Ruthvik. A. B
September 3, 2019
Thank you byjus. For giving me such a information.
Chinmayee Khairnar
September 3, 2019
Very nice information, everyone should have it.
Pranav
September 3, 2019
Very interesting.You should also tell us about the discovery of cricket.?
Irfan ahmed shaikh
September 3, 2019
It is very important information thanks
Sai Dhotre
September 4, 2019
It was a great information after all but,I have some questions regarding the information,how did
Graham bell made it,what materials did he used for making it and who gave him the idea of making it.
Please let me know, thanks
Kasinadh
September 4, 2019
Woah!!!!!!! What in the end of 2019 the users become 5 billion OMG mind boggling
Smayra
September 4, 2019
Yes this is a very nice topic
Stuti Gupta
September 4, 2019
Amazing information. Thanks Byjus for the information. ?
Priyanka rani
September 4, 2019
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Smayra
September 4, 2019
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Nandhana
September 4, 2019
It’s a good information sir/ Mam
khushi agrawal
September 4, 2019
At the end I would like to conclude that it has increased my knowledge. By answering these questions I came to know my weakness and I try to improve myself.
Pooja
September 4, 2019
Today I am typing this msg just because of this invention ..Thanks to God that this invention took place…
Kanishka tripathi
September 4, 2019
I am very glad for being a part of byju.nice inflation
Thanksbyju
Shreyanshi
September 4, 2019
This is a good piece of information .I feel so bad for the incident that took place in Amazon rainforest.
I request you to make a story on it.
Vaishnavi
September 4, 2019
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Deepali
September 4, 2019
Very interesting information.
Yatharth
September 4, 2019
I learnt a lot from this
darsh verma
September 4, 2019
I would say that at the end I learned a lot
Adiba
September 5, 2019
Thanks Byju’s Best information???
Shavul hameed
September 5, 2019
Thanks for this information
This information increases our knowledge
Tamanya roy
September 5, 2019
Sir and mam.Please tell me about how many years ago watch was invented
Japji
September 5, 2019
I really liked the information
Sharanu basava
September 5, 2019
Good information about Telephone Mam/Sir
Atharv Singh
September 5, 2019
Wow
Taniya Sharieff
September 5, 2019
I love to learn the information on television and human body nutrition
Mufitha
September 6, 2019
Sometimes mobile is very useful to people’s.
Mobile is useful and unuseful to man so stop using mobiles..and start save nature
Shagun
September 6, 2019
Thanks Byju’s for such a great information ?????
Mubassira SAVANUR
September 6, 2019
Yes mam I agree because our is under the danger?????????
Diya r satheesh
September 6, 2019
Good information
Gayatri
September 6, 2019
Heyyy that’s interesting plz too send some quotes about amazon forest-the lungs of the earth… ??
AADITYA SINGH
September 7, 2019
THANKS FOR THE SUCH AMAZING AND INTERESTING INFORMATION ABOUT PHONES AND I ALSO FEEL VERY BAD WHEN I THINK
ABOUT AMAZON FOREST.PLZ MAKE STORY ON AMAZON FOREST
HIMA VARSHINI
September 8, 2019
Yes mam/sir please make a story on fire of Amazon forests….because they were the lungs of our Earth…
Vaishnavi kursange
September 8, 2019
Thanks byjus for such a informative information I never thought that the journey of telephones started from so long. ?
Thushaar M S
September 8, 2019
It will be nice when telephones work wirelessly
Venishree
September 8, 2019
Good information
Satyajeet
September 9, 2019
Nice information
Prerana Kubal
September 10, 2019
Umm! Very nice phones during the past
akhilesh r
September 11, 2019
good info
Shachi
September 12, 2019
Pls make a story on teachers day
Tejaswee Raj jha
September 14, 2019
Sir/mam please make a story on how was electricity discovered?.
A.Navani
September 21, 2019
We need to save our Earth??
Pragati Ramesh Ghuge
September 21, 2019
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I like it. Thanks for giving us that
Imformation
Sarvadnya Nilesh Jibhakate
September 21, 2019
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Likith
September 22, 2019
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Satwik Singh
September 28, 2019
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N. U. Deepika
September 28, 2019
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River’s to save water on earth to
Kids. So useful.
Atri pathak
October 1, 2019
Wow! Interesting.??
R. Sahithi
October 2, 2019
Thank you so much byjus for giving such lot of information about about ancient days mobile phones????
Shriya Anand Apte
October 19, 2019
Yes , This info was very informative and helpful
Abhishek biswas
October 20, 2019
From this I can know how the phone has modified from time to time
Shubhamoy sinha
November 13, 2019
There is no life without it
Kashinad
December 7, 2019
Thank you for this information
Biborson Dutta
February 14, 2020
Yeah every invention has a evolution…
Humans are updating still more updates can destroy mother nature as the birds are being killed due to the radiation
from the network town…
Thus it is helpful and too destructive to some extent..
Jenna
March 4, 2021
This timeline was very helpful! I am working on a project about communication and my topic was telephones throughout the years.