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The first telephone pager system was patented in 1949 by Alfred J. Gross. [7] Intended for the use of physicians, there was initial resistance to the idea of being permanently on-call, according to Gross. [8] One of the first practical paging services was launched in 1950 for physicians in the New York City area. [9]
Irving " Al " Gross (/ ɡroʊs /; February 22, 1918 – December 21, 2000) was a pioneer in mobile wireless communication. He created and patented many communications devices, specifically in relation to an early version of the walkie-talkie, [1] Citizens' Band radio, [2] the telephone pager [2] and the cordless telephone.
Alexander Graham Bell was awarded the first U.S. patent for the invention of the telephone in 1876. Elisha Gray, 1876, designed a telephone using a water microphone in Highland Park, Illinois. Tivadar Puskás proposed the telephone switchboard exchange in 1876. Thomas Edison invented the carbon microphone which produced a strong telephone ...
1931: The Ericsson DBH 1001 telephone was the first telephone without a separate ringer box. [32] 25 April 1935: First telephone call around the world by wire and radio. [23] 1937: The Western Electric type 302 telephone becomes available for service in the United States. 8 December 1937: Opening of fourth transcontinental telephone line. [23]
1915 (aged 54–55) Occupation. Telephone operator. Known for. World's first female telephone operator. Notes. In 1900, Emma, her parents, her sister Stella, and Stella's husband, William G Evart, and 10-year-old son, Arthur C Evart, were living together in Chelsea, Massachusetts [1] [disputed – discuss] Emma Nutt (July 1860 – 1915) [2 ...
United States. Language. English. The Story of Alexander Graham Bell is a somewhat fictionalized 1939 biographical film of the famous inventor. It was filmed in black-and-white and released by Twentieth Century-Fox. The film stars Don Ameche as Bell and Loretta Young as Mabel, his wife, who contracted scarlet fever at an early age and became deaf.
Died. December 13, 1934. (1934-12-13) (aged 80) Pass-a-Grille, Florida, US. Spouse. Elizabeth Watson (Until 1934) Thomas Augustus Watson (January 18, 1854 – December 13, 1934) was an assistant to Alexander Graham Bell, notably in the invention of the telephone in 1876.
English. Budget. $2.2 million [1] Box office. $99,978. The Telephone is a 1988 comedy-drama film written by Terry Southern and Harry Nilsson and directed by Rip Torn, in what was to be the only film he directed. The film stars Whoopi Goldberg as an out-of-work actress who starts making some prank phone calls which creates a chain of events.