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= Invention of the telephone
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The invention of the telephone is credited primarily to Alexander Graham Bell, who was awarded the first US patent for the invention in March 1876. Bell's goal was to create a device that could transmit vocal sounds electrically, and his successful experiments culminated in a working prototype that was capable of converting sound waves into electrical signals and back again. On March 10, 1876, Bell famously spoke to his assistant, Thomas Watson, saying, "Mr.