Author Topic: March 10, 1876: My Dear Watson  (Read 516 times)

CrystalHunter1989

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March 10, 1876: My Dear Watson
« on: March 10, 2013, 09:20:35 AM »
On this day 137 years ago, Alexander Gram Bell conducted the very first telephone call in history to his partner in the next room. The call was very brief: "Mr. Watson, come here. I want to see you."

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Re: March 10, 1876: My Dear Watson
« Reply #1 on: March 11, 2013, 09:49:32 AM »
And today they're still used to call people in the next room or even sitting next you... progress. [img]http://www.arrse.co.uk/at

CrystalHunter1989

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Re: March 10, 1876: My Dear Watson
« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2013, 04:13:45 PM »
And today they're still used to call people in the next room or even sitting next you... progress. [img]http://www.arrse.co.uk/at


If wireless telegraph was as prolific then as cell phones today, you'd have seen the same thing.

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Re: March 10, 1876: My Dear Watson
« Reply #3 on: March 11, 2013, 07:43:32 PM »
Makes me wonder what the last phone call will sound like  :-\

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Re: March 10, 1876: My Dear Watson
« Reply #4 on: March 11, 2013, 08:28:57 PM »
Makes me wonder what the last phone call will sound like  :-\
"You hang up first", "No, you hang up first"..........  ;)

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Re: March 10, 1876: My Dear Watson
« Reply #5 on: March 11, 2013, 10:52:59 PM »
Makes me wonder what the last phone call will sound like  :-\

"No sir, it looks like it will make impact in-"