One thing that many people will not leave their house without is of course their Mobile Telephone. Amazing to think that only 20 years ago Mobile Phones were almost non-existent, and now you can do your weekly shop or do your online banking where ever you go. In this article we will take a brief look at the history of Phones in general, from invention to the modern day portable computer.
The First Phone
So who invented it and when was it invented? For the most part it is widely accepted that a Scot named Alexander Graham Bell got his patent on the first working telephone in the late 1800s, at around the same time the inventor Elisha Gray also put a patent in using similar technology. The quest for this technology came about in a replacement for the outdated Telegraph machine and as most prototypes it was made for practicality not appearances. The first phone call was simply Bell calling his assistant Watson, who was only fifteen feet away.
The First Phones
The first phones on the market were produced for the upper classes; their designs were often showy and classic to the architecture of the Victorian Era. These initial phones you had to use both hands to use the handset, rather unlike the modern single handed design we are using to today.
The Phone Box
Public phone boxes were once a common sight in the UK and operated by the Post Office. They were revolutionary in their day, and are still iconic to date. But they had their everyday uses at the time many could not afford a phone in their own home. These soon became privatised and other companies had a slice of the market. The Police had their own phone boxes which were for police use only.
In Car Telephones
In car phones were a bulky, built in mobile phone systems, which were a founding stage of the technology used for being able to make a call when you were out and not around a phone box. These paved the way for the distant relative you probably have in your possession right now.
Mobile Phones
These were rightly the paramount mobile telephones. However they were still the size of a briefcase and very expensive. Also at the time, they were seen as more of a status symbol than a useful piece of technology.
The second generation Mobiles
This new wave of mobile phones was smaller and relatively inexpensive compared to their first generation cousins. They soon became very popular and threatened to wipe out the use of landline technology in homes. These early mobile phones were very bulky and some of the first models are called 'bricks' because of their size and bulkiness.
Smart Phones
Also known as smartphones, but these are more than just phones boasting touch screens, cameras and a range of computer applications the user can add to their inventory. These specimens are more likely compared to computers than their ancestors.
The First Phone
So who invented it and when was it invented? For the most part it is widely accepted that a Scot named Alexander Graham Bell got his patent on the first working telephone in the late 1800s, at around the same time the inventor Elisha Gray also put a patent in using similar technology. The quest for this technology came about in a replacement for the outdated Telegraph machine and as most prototypes it was made for practicality not appearances. The first phone call was simply Bell calling his assistant Watson, who was only fifteen feet away.
The First Phones
The first phones on the market were produced for the upper classes; their designs were often showy and classic to the architecture of the Victorian Era. These initial phones you had to use both hands to use the handset, rather unlike the modern single handed design we are using to today.
The Phone Box
Public phone boxes were once a common sight in the UK and operated by the Post Office. They were revolutionary in their day, and are still iconic to date. But they had their everyday uses at the time many could not afford a phone in their own home. These soon became privatised and other companies had a slice of the market. The Police had their own phone boxes which were for police use only.
In Car Telephones
In car phones were a bulky, built in mobile phone systems, which were a founding stage of the technology used for being able to make a call when you were out and not around a phone box. These paved the way for the distant relative you probably have in your possession right now.
Mobile Phones
These were rightly the paramount mobile telephones. However they were still the size of a briefcase and very expensive. Also at the time, they were seen as more of a status symbol than a useful piece of technology.
The second generation Mobiles
This new wave of mobile phones was smaller and relatively inexpensive compared to their first generation cousins. They soon became very popular and threatened to wipe out the use of landline technology in homes. These early mobile phones were very bulky and some of the first models are called 'bricks' because of their size and bulkiness.
Smart Phones
Also known as smartphones, but these are more than just phones boasting touch screens, cameras and a range of computer applications the user can add to their inventory. These specimens are more likely compared to computers than their ancestors.
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