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==History==

==History==

The telephone was developed out of the [[telegraph]], a system through which messages could be sent and received by send pulses of signal through an electrical circuit in the form of [[morse code]]. These required trained operators to both send and receive the message (which was then typed and delivered to the receiving party), however the basic concept led to the design of the telephone, and the extensive wiring provided infrastructure for early telephones.

The telephone was developed out of the [[telegraph]], a system through which messages could be sent and received by send pulses of signal through an electrical circuit in the form of [[Morse Code]]. These required trained operators to both send and receive the message (which was then typed and delivered to the receiving party), however the basic concept led to the design of the telephone, and the extensive wiring provided infrastructure for early telephones.

Credit for inventing the telephone is a subject of extensive debate. There are reports stating that it was developed as early as 1849 by Antonio Meucci, however it is unknown whether he built a telephone or a different type of electric device involving voice. The two main contenders for recognition as the inventor are [[Alexander Graham Bell|Alexander Bell]] and [[Elisha Gray]] who designed similar products using [[electromagnets]]. Their patent applications were registered on the same day in 1876 (with Gray's being filed two hours before Bell's), however as Bell had actually built a working model it was his that was granted, Gray choosing to withdraw his on advice of his lawyers. The following month Bell transmitted his famous line, "Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you", however he used components from Gray's patent in his final design.

Credit for inventing the telephone is a subject of extensive debate. There are reports stating that it was developed as early as 1849 by Antonio Meucci, however it is unknown whether he built a telephone or a different type of electric device involving voice. The two main contenders for recognition as the inventor are [[Alexander Graham Bell|Alexander Bell]] and [[Elisha Gray]] who designed similar products using [[electromagnets]]. Their patent applications were registered on the same day in 1876 (with Gray's being filed two hours before Bell's), however as Bell had actually built a working model it was his that was granted, Gray choosing to withdraw his on advice of his lawyers. The following month Bell transmitted his famous line, "Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you", however he used components from Gray's patent in his final design.