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The Timeline of the Telephone/Cellphone

By tab33829

  • First "Telephone"

    First "Telephone"
    Alexander Graham spoke the first words into a telephone on March 10, 1876. This great achievement set up the events and impacted the future plans of the telephone and cellphone for our society, launching us into the "telephone era." [http://bgr.com/2013/12/13/telephone-timeline-a-brief-history-of-the-phone/](http://timetoast.com

  • The Cellular Concept

    The Cellular Concept
    In 1947, Douglas Ring and Rae Young who were both engineers and inventors at a company called Bell Labs. They were the first to propose the idea of a mobile telephone that could be used in cars. However, during this time they did not have the resources, the technology, or the radio frequencies to make much ground on their ideas and plans. http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/09/the-1947-paper-that-first-described-a-cell-phone-network/245222/

  • Mobile Phone System for Cars

    Mobile Phone System for Cars
    The first fully automated mobile cellphone for vehicle's were released in Sweden and was named MTA. http://mobilephones.umwblogs.org/home

  • Dr. Martin Cooper

    Dr. Martin Cooper
    Dr. Martin Cooper worked for a company called Motorola. In 1973 that it was said that Dr. Cooper invented the first handheld phone. This was significant because it started the change of how people communicated. This handheld phone allowed people to communicate outside of the home, and addressed the need of communication from a distance. http://www.britannica.com/biography/Martin-Cooper
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYCwvE6ZB5o

  • The Cellphone goes public

    The Cellphone goes public
    The first cellphone finally sold for almost 4,000$. This event changed the dynamic of how we spoke to those around us. It gave people a way to communicate outside of the home or being face to face. It benefited people for quicker communication but set in motion the digital age that we see and know today, and the addiction and issues it can cause. http://www.knowyourmobile.com/nokia/nokia-3310/19848/history-mobile-phones-1973-2008-handsets-made-it-all-happen

  • World's first Smartphone

    World's first Smartphone
    Created in 1992, it had the ability to send and receive email, faxes and pages. This "smartphone" had great significance for future designs of "smartphones" as well as impacting our daily lives. This piece of technology made our lives easier, faster, and more efficient. It also set the mark for people communicating through email and texts, rather than personal conversations. http://www.businessinsider.com/worlds-first-smartphone-simon-launched-before-iphone-2015-6

  • Text Messaging

    Text Messaging
    On this date the first text message was sent! This allowed for quicker communication and changed the dynamic of our relationships. No longer would we have to call or talk face to face, but rather a simple text message would suffice. However, it set in motion the line of communication we have today. Everything is digital, and many of our relationships have turned "digital", rather than personal http://gizmodo.com/5965121/the-first-text-message-was-sent-20-years-ago-today

  • First Camera Phone

    First Camera Phone
    The first phone with a camera was designed by Samsung and released in the early 2000's. Capable of storing 20 photos, it was the first of its kind! http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/camera-phone-history/

  • The Iphone

    The Iphone
    The IPhone truly revolutionized the way we live our lives and impacts it substantially. We can text, email, look at weather, etc. on this device, making our lives so much more efficient and easier. The IPhone really changed the way we do things. It is also an extremely addicting device, with people spending hours on social media, and texting, almost hiding behind their phones. http://www.imore.com/history-iphone-original
    [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Bvfs4ai5XU]

  • Near Future Developments

    Near Future Developments
    could see the cellphone becoming a tiny device, one that could possibly fit into a wallet. The smallness of the device would be offset by being able to fully display itself in a holographic form, perhaps in midair, or even on your forearm. This advancement continues the efficiency that cellphones bring to our lives. However, taken to the extreme, we forget our worldly surroundings. I think we start to see this now where we don't focus on the world around us but rather our devices/technology.

  • The Medium is the Message

    The Medium is the Message
    For many the telephone/cellphone is an integral part of their lives. The mediums that we perceive and view on our phones shapes who we are as people, and how we see things. Different mediums may be viewed on different people's forms and in different ways, altering the way we see things. Phones have also desensitized us, and have take us away from real relationships and in my belief, truly living! We are so focused on what we read and see on our phones, it has taken us away from God's creation.