“Mr. Watson… Come here. I want to see you.”

The Telephone

Who?

Alexander Graham Bell, born in Edinburgh, Scotland on March 3^rd, 1847, is known for his invention of the telephone. Bell began inventing at the game of twelve, focusing on speech and sound, gaining motivation from his mother’s gradual hearing loss. When he grew older, Bell was a professor at Boston University and although he worked full time, he spent much of his free time working on experiments. In 1874, Bell met Thomas A. Watson and in 1876, when Bell introduced the telephone, Watson was his assistant. Although he is credited with the invention of the telephone, Bell was in a 
tight race with Elisha Gray, who was also experimenting with the art of telegraphy. 

The First Call

Three days after it was patented, Bell made the first phone call and spoke the words, “Mr. Watson… Come here. I want to see you” through the telephone wires. Those nine words will forever be known as the world’s first telephone call ever made. 

The following is a link to the evolution of the telephone, please take a moment to look over it.
Telephone Timeline

Now that you have a brief understanding of the invention of the telephone please describe how you would communicate with others if the telephone had never been invented in the comments.