Invention of the telephone

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.