Invention of the telephone

Technical and legal issues surrounding the development of the modern telephone / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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The invention of the telephone was the culmination of work done by more than one individual, and led to an array of lawsuits relating to the patent claims of several individuals and numerous companies.

Replica of Antonio Meucci's telettrofono
An actor portraying Alexander Graham Bell speaking into an early model telephone