Who invented telephone?

The telephone was developed as a result of Samuel Morse's efforts in creating the telegraph in the 1830s.

Philipp Reis, a German inventor, succeeded in inventing a system that collected sound, turned it to electrical impulses, and then sent these pulses through electrical wires to a device that converted them into identifiable sounds comparable to the original acoustic source. To describe his invention, Reis invented the word telephone.

Antonio Meucci was a pioneer in the development of electromagnetic voice transmission, and some say he invented the first telephone. Antonio Meucci filed a patent caveat for a telephone apparatus with the United States Patent and Trademark Office in December of 1871. (USPTO). Is Meucci, however, deserving of the title "creator of the telephone?"

Elisha Gray and Alexander Graham Bell, both innovators in the 1870s, separately invented machines that could convey voice electronically. Alexander Graham Bell and Elisha Gray fought a historic court struggle over the invention of the telephone, which Bell won.

Alexander Graham Bell is well-known because his firm, Bell Telephone, is associated with the development of the telephone.

Elisha Gray established the Western Electric Manufacturing Company in 1872, which would later become Lucent Technologies.

The first telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell. He first sketched the idea in 1875, and then took out a patent for his device two years later. However, he did not build the first working model until 1876. His early design was clunky and bulky, but it paved the way for future inventors to create compact models that could easily fit into people’s pockets.

Alex introduced the Telephone App on iPhone which lets you make phone calls through your microphone or audio speakers- perfect if you don't want to use your real phone (or if you're driving).