Many industries in America during the 1920s had started using scientific research to their ongoing success. Directors of American Telephone where one of those industries thriving. The initial invention of long distance communications began with the emergence of the first civilians on this planet. Smoke signals were formed to notify the country of uninvited visitors. However, the most substantial form of communication came from the Greek legend of Philippides. This form of communication involved a trained long distance runner covering 150 miles in two days. This form of communication was used to alert Sparta of any Persian invasion. Visual communications was popular back then because it was the only way they knew how to converse with each other. In order to exchange a few words, these men had to work hard in order to relay their message across.
As a result thanks to our ancestors, long distance communication and technology advanced and evolved throughout time. The start of their technology was a base for the communication we have now. Without them, we could possibly be a much less technological advanced society. The start of modern technology in which was unknown to a lot of individuals today is the speaking tube. This consists of two cones connected to the ends of a sound tube. Think about when you were little and you tied a string between two aluminum cans and pretended that you and your friend were far away. Although the speaking tube did not put a great impact on society in the 20th century, it did deliver a quick message to its correspondent.
The start of the industrialized revolution generated the invention of the telephone. The telegraph was invented approximately thirty years before the telephone. The telegraph was the prerequisite for its emergence of the telephone. The system of ticks and taps required a man of much education therefore not many people of that time knew how to use that system. However, the telephone required no advanced skill, therefore was a hit for societies use. Alexander Graham Bell, was credited as the inventor of the telephone. He set to work, and after countless experiments with sound and electricity, he and his assistant Thomas Watson created the first working telephone on March 10, 1876. This invention knocked the telegraph out of use and more and more individuals flocked to this innovation. Throughout the industrial revolution, changes were made in order to make the telephone a well-rounded piece of technology. Such forms of improvement were a bell to signal an incoming call, a keypad, and the carbon microphone for louder sound. This ultimately started the revolution of media, advanced broadcast and it also helped in marketing business.
The telephone furthered to expand by improving year by year. By the end of the 20th Century, telephones became a necessity to every household. It was the ideal way of communicating with friends and family. Although women’s rights were still limited around this time, they were often ideal prospects for the job of a telephone operator. The sound of a women’s voice was much more preferred over a man’s. While society was transforming in order to keep up with the industrial revolution, there were more rising technologies, which were influenced by the telephone such as the radio for broadcasting. A lot of broadcasting was performed over the phone where news, sports and commercials were discussed. Certainly the telephone lifted the economy because it introduced other technologies to society. Individuals were scurrying to keep up with technology.
Following the industrial revolution, the telephone continued to successfully expand into a much more elaborate product. They added a visual screen and phone services dropped in price. Society was becoming more and more involved in the process of the telephone. Some started to take it for granted, and a new thought process went into stream of what it would be like to have a phone to take with you wherever you went. This generated the invention of the cordless phone. The cordless phone was handy and individuals would talk from room to room without any obstacles in their way. The cordless phone ultimately sparked the thought process for the cellular phone.
The cellular phone sparked much commotion and after Dr. Martin Cooper invented it, it was changed and updated just as much as the household hand-held telephone was long ago. The cell phones competitors were the “portable handset” which was devised for an “on the road” phone in which was only limited to a single call. It was not until the hexagonal cells and a feature called handover. It was invented in 1970 that a mobile phone could be in use on extensive trips that required moving in and out of cells.
While the cell phone was becoming a part of our civilization, the oil crisis started in October of 1973. The Rolling Stones were also on their European tour in which was a huge success for them as well as the cellular device was for us. The economy was kicking and ready to go, which was perfect timing for the creation of our favorite gadget of technology. The cell phone is widely accepted here in America. It certainly is something that is used a lot of today’s society people greatly rely on it because it is a simple way to get in touch with people and it is quick and easy to do. Recently it has been known that individuals focus a whole lot on their cellular apparel, and almost too much. In my opinion people let cell phones consume their life too much. A lot of people seem to be completely focused in on it when walking, in groups, out to dinner & in other social situations when they should be humanly engaged in the conversation in front of them. Although this device has shaped our country and led us to great innovations, it has completely taken the human out of many people in the world today.
Nowadays, it seems as if the mobile phone has completely kicked the telephone to the curb just like the telephone did to the telegraph. Why, doesn’t history repeat itself now doesn’t it? Communication has really transformed over the years and society is being forced into keeping up with it. While looking back into the past, Its funny to think how China used smoke signals to get their message across and now a days we text, BBM, message or call individuals in Italy.
