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“I believe in the future, wires will unite … different cities, and one part of the world may communicate with another”
When Bell invented his telephone, people were convinced it would never catch on. But Bell predicted a time when phones would link cities and countries throughout the world.
Today, Britain’s network of 135,000 payphones is a vital part of keeping in touch. And in 1994, BT introduced special payphones linked by satellite to allow servicemen and women working abroad to phone their families and loved ones back home.
Celebrating the 150th anniversary of the birth of Alexander Graham Bell.
“Mr Watson, come here, I want you!”
In 1876, Bell made his first successful telephone transmission to his assistant who was standing in the next room. His words have gone down in history.
Today, most phone calls travel a bit further and last a little longer. BT payphones are used by two million people a day, for everything from quick calls to say they’ll be late for a meeting, to romantic declarations of love.
“It is conceivable that cables of telephone wires could be laid underground or suspended overhead…”
Bell not only invented the telephone, he also thought about how a phone system could be developed. And his idea of a network of cables was revolutionary in its day.
Although cables still connect most payphones, BT have made use of advances in technology to create digital links with phones on Intercity and Eurostar trains. And radio connections mean that workers can even phone home from offshore oil and gas rigs.
Téléphone suédois à boîtier en métal peint, sur lequel a été dessiné le logo de la firme Ericsson.
Photo: © Christophe RAVAUTE
Ce téléphone conçu par Clément Ader est l’un des premiers modèles à être installé chez les abonnés de la Société Générale des Téléphones. Le microphone à crayons de charbon est logé sous la planchette en sapin. Il est, de fait, le premier téléphone français à équiper un réseau.
Photo: © Christophe RAVAUTE
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