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Telephone history and the rise of the cellphone era
Fred McGuinness recalls the evolution from Bell and Watson’s first spoken words in 1876 to today’s pervasive telephones and the disruptive rise of cellular devices. He notes social adoption, ubiquity, and the new barrier of automated switchboards, urging consideration of human operators.
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Mr. Watson
Alexander Graham Bell
Thomas Watson
John Seeley
Crestwood Heights
China
U.K
Department of Education
Fred McGuinness
Brandon