Ahoy! Alexander Graham Bell and the first telephone call On 7 March 1876, Alexander Graham Bell was granted a patent for the telephone—but did he invent it?
Goodbye to the hello girls: automating the telephone exchange Automatic telephone exchanges made communication faster, but led to the disappearance of one of Britain’s first female workforces.
Telephones save lives: The history of the Samaritans Find out how this vital service, started by one man with a telephone, was made possible by advancements in communication technology.
The invention of mobile phones At the dawn of the 1980s, engineers raced to build a cellular phone network from scratch, changing the way we communicate forever.
Connecting Cameroon: Mobile phones and call boxes Cameroon’s telecommunications market flourished in the late 1990s, connecting rural and urban communities in new ways. How did the humble call box make this possible?