...The History of the Telephone - Alexander Graham Bell Alexander Graham Bell - Brief Biography Born on March 3, 1847, in Edinburgh, Scotland, Alexander Graham Bell was the son and grandson of authorities in elocution and the correction of speech. Educated to pursue a career in the same specialty, his knowledge of the nature of sound led him not only to teach the deaf, but also to invent the telephone. In the 1870s, two inventors Elisha Gray and Alexander Graham Bell 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. The telegraph and telephone are both wire-based electrical systems, and Alexander Graham Bell's success with the telephone came as a direct result of his attempts to improve the telegraph. When Bell began experimenting with electrical signals, the telegraph had been an established means of communication for some 30 years. Although a highly successful system, the telegraph, with its dot-and-dash Morse code, was basically limited to receiving and sending one message at a time. Bell's extensive knowledge of the nature of sound and his understanding of music enabled him to conjecture the possibility of transmitting multiple messages over the same wire...
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...stone weapon to kill off animals or something huge, life-changing as the telephone. We humans have always been extremely curious. We follow our own instincts and new ideas are formed. In 1870s Alexander Graham Bell invented what now has become the most important thing in our modern world – the telephone. But it was not was not as widely accepted as it is now, on the contrary. Mr. Bell had to deal with all the obstacles and criticism before it was accepted because at that time ‘’The world was not waiting or the telephone’’ (P. 7, ll. 1-2) The text ‘’Time and distance overcome’’ is written by Eula Biss in which it has described how the telephone was received back then. In our modern world, we would not be able to comprehend how it was to live in a world without telephone, without a chance to communicate with one another. Back in 1800th, the reality looked a bit different. In the beginning, you were able to, if paid, to witness it being demonstrated by Bell in a local church but it went quickly downhill from there. It quickly turned into a plaything for rich people. in 1889, The New York Times reported a war between phone companies and home owners and business owners. Telephone poles were erected but then sawed down again by these owners. Judges in court found the people who sawed down telephone poles, ‘’not guilty of malicious mischief’’ People weren’t exactly excited or welcoming to the idea of a telephone. In fact, they went out of their way to get rid of these poles. The war...
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...environment, and the operating environment within the organization. This paper will cover the history of AT&T and it affected the communication industry. It will also outline the three variables that affect the telecommunication industry. AT&T (American Telephone and Telegraph) establish in by Alexander Graham Bell. With the success of the telephone, Bell earned patents that also gained the interest of investors created a Bell Telephone Company. The telephone became the new found gadget of telecommunication; the service other exchange companies established across the United States. American Bell sought obtained Western Electric Company in 1882 making Bell Telephone Company into Bell System (History of AT&T, 2010). The telecommunication market, developed by AT&T, and expanded from one inventor, two investors by 1984 being 149 billion dollars, 1009,000 workers. Also in 1984, AT&T reduces long distance rates by 6.4%, as non-traffic sensitive costs begin moving from rates to local-company managed access charges. This was the first in a series of rate reductions over a six-year period (Milestone of AT&T, 2010). AT&T has several strengths, which, derives from their products wireless, landline, internet, and data TV. Their global network slowly expanded in 1921 to Cuba, Great Britain in 1927, and Japan 1934 with the mission to connect to everyone in the world over the course of AT&T long history there have been three components that has established: Transmission, the routes over which...
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...instead focuses more upon behavior, state of mind, and attitude towards others. However, our civilization is not always civilized; it has a history of violence, war, genocide and oppression of other races – something hard to define as civilized, or even human. But that is mostly forgotten, as we occidentals tend to see ourselves as the world’s saviors; we invented almost everything, hence we are the civilization… But I digress; The essay by Eula Biss runs in three segments; two longer, text-heavy parts, and then a short, concluding part. From the first to the second part there is a great change of mood, as the first part mostly devotes itself to describing the history of the telephone, and the quite silly struggle between private persons and the telephone companies that came out of putting up the telephone poles; however in the second part, that is divided from the first by three little stars, the essay suddenly focuses greatly upon the fact that a lot of black men were hanged in the telephone poles, and almost nothing about the continuing development of the telephone itself is mentioned – only that the “Early telephone calls were full of noise.” (line 95) and, at the very end of the second part, that “Bell had lived to complete the first call from New York to San Francisco, which required 14,000 miles of copper wire and 130,000 telephone poles.” (line 134) Part two begins with the sentence, “In 1898, (…) a black man was...
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...The Telephone, the Device that Changed the Way We Communicate The Telephone, the Device that Changed the Way We Communicate Voice communication is the most commonly used way of expressing our wants, needs and thoughts. The telephone changed the way we communicate. It has been allowing people to talk in almost real time without seeing each other since its development in 1876. Until then, mail and the telegraph was the normal and only means to talk across the country. Although it was effective, those methods were all silent. Now with the telephone, you could truly convey your feelings to someone in a personal way. The other end could hear the happiness, the sadness, or the anger in your voice. Can you imagine life today without it? The telephone, which means far speaking in Greek, was developed in 1784. For years many people were working to bring this concept into reality. In March 10, 1876 a functioning model was completed by Alexander Graham Bell. “Mr. Watson, come here, I want you!” (Casson, p.12) were the first words spoken by Bell to his assistant, Thomas A. Watson. Finally, after many years of working on a way to transmit the voice over wires, Bell was successful with his design and protection of his product. He even had the foresight to have the patent paper work already done days before his invention was working. The next task would be getting people to use the telephone. When the telephone was invented it wasn’t very popular. In fact people didn’t...
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...Voice Telecommunications • Discuss the history and progression of the voice telecommunications industry. What are the current voice network standards? Communication is the way in which we connect. It has been around since the beginning of time with smoke signals, cave paintings to text messages, and video messages. Communication has revolutionized the way people connect and stay connected. Telecommunication is the science of communication over a long distance using telephone or radio technology.(Pearson.1) Telecommunications involves everything from radios, video communications, data, computers, telephones, and other devices. Telecommunication has evolved over the course of the history, however voice communication didn’t take off until the invention of the telephone by Alexander Graham Bell in 1878(Tele History). From then on came the radio communication in 1896. The telephone was finally revolutionized in the 1984 with the invention of the cellular phone. During the time of the cellular phone was being made, the internet was being transform for regular use with the send of the first email in 1974, it wasn’t long, 24 years later before it started to catch on with the introduction of the World Wide Web.(Tele History) During these time periods voice communication was being transition from rotary phone, to cell phones, smart phones, and now the future of IP, internet protocol. The current standards have moved from regular telephones that sets rules for voice clarity, security...
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... the telephone, radio/TV, the internet, and cell phones. 1. The telegraph (in my opinion) is by far the most important electronic communications development in our history. For millennia societies have communicated over long distances strictly using the physical environment; smoke screens, reflected light, pyres, etc., have been used long before electric technology was introduced. While effective, the physical environment can only “reach” so far; the electric telegraph enabled entire regions, countries, and governments to connect instantly. The ability to send messages- or simply communicate- via electric wires was undoubtedly the fastest leap communications has ever seen; in a matter of decades the world was covered in wires. The telegraph enabled globalization, better government communications, and a widespread need to speak to one another. While the telegraph is somewhat obsolete today, the invention opened the door to the telephone, the radio, and (quite literally) laid the foundation of all electric communications. http://classroom.synonym.com/significance-samuel-morse-inventing-telegraph-10183.html http://history1800s.about.com/od/inventioninnovation/a/telegraph01.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telegraphy 2. The second most important electronic development would be the telephone. Founded on the same ideas as the telegraph, the telephone enabled people to literally “send” their voices to one another. While the telegraph was the foundation, the telephone enabled...
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...FINGERPRINT CARDS AND OBTAINING YOUR CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS CHECK (CHRC). PLEASE READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS WILL LEAD TO DELAY OF CERTIFICATION. IT IS THE APPLICANTS’ RESPONSIBILITY TO ASSURE THAT THE CORRECT INFORMATION IS RECEIVED. CJIS Approved Commercial Fingerprinting Services Private Fingerprint Providers/Mobile Units – May come to your facility when contacted directly by you. Please use the Private Fingerprint Providers before contacting CJIS or MVA sites The cost of fingerprints may vary from site-to-site 1. Private Fingerprint Providers/Mobile Fingerprint Units All American Protective Services, LLC 2275 Research Blvd, Suite 500 Rockville, MD 20850 Telephone: 301.296.4499 x1182 www.mdfingerprint.com/ Harborview Investigations 308 Crain Highway, NW, Suite 201 Glen Burnie, MD 21061 Telephone: 410-761-6700 www.marylandfingerprinting.com Mid-Atlantic Regional Investigations, LLC 1202 West Street Annapolis, MD 21401 Telephone: 888-320-7775 http://www.marinvestigations.com/ Apex Investigative Services 1916 Crain Hwy S. Ste 11 Glen Burnie, Md. 21061 Phone: 410-590-3700 www.apex-investigations.com Inquiries, Inc. 129 N. West Street Easton, MD 21601 Telephone: 866-987-3767 www.inquiriesinc.com Grand Mission Consult 7515 Annapolis Rd #203 Hyattsville, MD 20784 Telephone: 866-454-6282 www.grandmissions.com/fingerprint.html L-1 Enrollment Services Multiple Locations Call for an appointment Telephone: 877-467-9215 www.ibtfingerprint.com/ ...
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...Abstract The second U.S. Industrial Revolution had a great impact on American lives. This assignment will discuss two positive and two negative effects of industrialization in the United States. I will also discuss whether industrialization was beneficial or deter mental to the lives of Americans and the history of the United States. Industrialization in America The second Industrial Revolution was also known as the Technological Revolution and followed the first Industrial Revolution. France, Germany, and the United States were the main countries involved in the second revolution. Historians wanted an industrial system. This meant they needed a “set of arraignments or processes – whether of extraction, production, transportation, distribution, or finance – organized to make the whole industrial order function smoothly.” (Davidson, Stoff , DeLay, Heyman, & Lytle, 2011) To gain the industrial system they desired new technology needed to be invented. One of these inventions came in the form of communications. “In the early 1840’s newspapers were the form of communication” however it took too long for newspapers to reach people. From New York to Indiana, it took 10 days to get there and if by ship, it took three months to arrive in San Francisco. This was a great disadvantage for the new industrial order. Transportation had been greatly improved, but without communication, materials or goods needed would have to wait until the next...
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...Running head: THE HISTORY OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS/ TECHNOLOGY THE HISTORY OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS/ TECHNOLOGY Maurice A. Jones (# 4068871) Professor Tracia Craig, ITMG371 American Military University November 14, 2012 The History of Wireless Communication/Technology Introduction Technology in general has touched the lives of everyone on the planet. We use technology throughout our daily activities in a variety of ways, but have you ever just stopped and wondered how some of the technology we use on a daily basis such as wireless technology came about or when and where wireless technology began? Many people are amazed to find that the idea of wireless technology dates back over 200 years. Wireless technology provides a number of different options for communication. Wireless technology allow for needed communications in places where communications services are not available or only temporarily. Wireless technology eliminates the need to remain in a fixed location, such as behind a desk or tied to a land based communication system. Instead, wireless technology gives the flexibility to communicate on the go, to stay connected with the world and enjoy life outside the office. In order to truly appreciate Wireless Communications and the benefits it has to offer, one must have a clear definition of what Wireless Communications is and the ingenuity it took to develop it. Many people have their definition, theory or misconceptions of what they think Wireless...
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...different than how our parents used to communicate with one another. The critical forms of communication I will be focusing on are cell phones and social networking. An analysis of this emergence in communication technology reveals that while communication in our generation is much different and more advanced than it was in our parents’ generation, it is a positive change overall. The first form of communication I will be analyzing is the telephone. I will give a short history of this device. The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876 using a bar magnet, a coil of fine wire, and a thin metal disk. Over time, this device was perfected and features such as the telephone dial were invented. This allowed each phone to be assigned a unique telephone number, or address. Nowadays, the dial has been replaced by a tone telephone, making phones much more advanced. You can see these advances for yourself in modern mobile phones, such as iPhones and Androids. The first mobile phone call was made in 1946 using the Bell System’s Mobile Telephone Service. Shortly after in 1956, the world’s first partly automatic car phone system was developed in Sweden. Then, in 1973, Motorola began selling mobile phones at $3,995 a piece that...
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...and Livelihood Education II I. INTRODUCTION: Early telephones were technically diverse. Some used a liquid transmitter, some had a metal diaphragm that induced current in an electromagnet wound around a permanent magnet, and some were "dynamic" - their diaphragm vibrated a coil of wire in the field of a permanent magnet or the coil vibrated the diaphragm. The dynamic kind survived in small numbers through the 20th century in military and maritime applications where its ability to create its own electrical power was crucial. The Edison patents kept the Bell monopoly viable into the 20th century, by which time the network was more important than the instrument. Early telephones were locally powered, using either a dynamic transmitter or by the powering of a transmitter with a local battery. One of the jobs of outside plant personnel was to visit each telephone periodically to inspect the battery. During the 20th century, "common battery" operation came to dominate, powered by "talk battery" from the telephone exchange over the same wires that carried the voice signals. By the end of 2009, there were a total of nearly 6 billion mobile and fixed-line subscribers worldwide. This included 1.26 billion fixed-line subscribers and 4.6 billion mobile subscribers. In some countries, many telephone operating companies (commonly abbreviated to telco in American English) are in competition to provide telephone services. The above Main article lists only facilities based providers...
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...| To critically assess the impact of, what Marshall McLuhan refers to as, ‘electronic cultures’ on contemporary social life, it is necessary to first understand what McLuhan means by, ‘electronic cultures’. McLuhan was a Canadian, professor of English who extensively researched and wrote about the impact of media on society and man. McLuhan believed that to determine the impact of communication on social change the medium required analysis, not the content. He coined the phrase ‘the medium is the message’ that is, it is not the explicit message that has the greatest impact. It is the medium; the medium creates the level of human participation or action, independently of the overt message. Therefore, it is each different medium or method of sending and receiving information that defines the culture. The first is oral culture; communication is transmitted via sound, such as speech and language that requires face-to-face social interaction. The second is writing and printing culture; information is transmitted and received using written and printed word. It is highly visual. The electronic culture is the third (Macionis & Plummer, 2010, p. 764, McLuhan, 1995); it is today's period. A majority of information is transmitted and received by means of electronic mediums. When the medium or the way we receive information changes so does the way the brain receives it and process it. The transition from verbal to printed text, changed not only how we process information internally...
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...Industrialization Elizabeth Hughes American InterContinental Abstract This paper gives two descriptions of developments of industrialization that positively affect American lives. It talks about the negatively effects that the developments of industrialization had on American and it analysis whether the industrialization was generally beneficial or detrimental to American lives and the history of the United States. Industrialization •Description of two (2) developments of industrialization that positively affected American lives or the United States in general Since day one of the industrial era, there have been many different contributions that have been revised for present day operations. The industrial market started back in the middle Ages when the people had swords made of iron, carbon, and other metals. The two of the major developments that will be the area of interest are technology made from of natural resources and transportation and communication. In the 1850s inventors in England and America discovered a cheaper way-called the Bessemer process after the British developer-to convert large quantities of iron into steel (Davidson, n.d.). The conversion of iron to steel grew rapidly; it was cheaper and could hold much more weight. By the 1900s, the US was the largest, cheapest producer of steel, because of the high demand of the resource; it seemed that the demand for steel was inexhaustible. Today steel is being used for railroads, bridge beams, and...
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...Maurice, the paper’s content is very good. See the WritePoint report on this paper for the many uses of the passive voice. If you work toward using the active voice in your papers, they will be even more readable. APA format is good. Grade 10/10 Acts of Information Technology Maurice Smith BIS/220 October 3, 2011 Joseph Bergeon Acts of Information Technology In a world of information and increased technological advances, people are subject to more issues crossing an ethical boundary of privacy than ever before in history. Throughout history, technology and its benefits have created enormous impact, both positive and negative, on society. In reviewing more current history, technological advances have created a new societal need to develop and initiate The Fair Credit Reporting Act of 1970 and The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991. The Fair Credit Reporting Act of 1970 was during a time when consumer’s private information was fraudulently and incorrectly reported to credit reporting agencies. The advances in use of the information through computers that generated profiles and lists caused consumers to initiate complaints privacy and rights were violated. This act was designed to monitor the collection, dissemination, and use of consumer information that was provided by such computer generated lists and protect consumers. Many consumers were identified falsely as poor credit consumers and flagged at the credit bureau agencies...
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