Telecom 150
Telephone's Rise Was Shaped by Courts and Lobbying, Not Just Wires, Historians Say
The patent Bell filed in 1876 never described a speaking telephone. His lawyers later argued it did.
Telecom 150
The patent Bell filed in 1876 never described a speaking telephone. His lawyers later argued it did.
Telecom 150
Online event series runs June 17, June 24, and July 1, tracing American communications from Bell's first telephone call to the age of artificial intelligence.