Alexander Graham Bell makes the first telephone call between New York and Chicago Size:S: 30 x 25cm The scene is rural

The scene is rural

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Alexander Graham Bell makes the first telephone call between New York and Chicago Size:S: 30 x 25cm The scene is ruralAlexander Graham Bell makes the first telephone call between New York and Chicago, USA, 1892. Scottish born American inventor Alexander Graham Bell (1847 1922) produced the first intelligible telephone transmission on 5 June 1875. He patented the device as the telephone in 1876, beating rival inventor Elisha Gray, who had invented his own version, to the US patent office by just 2 hours. Bell embarked on a series of public demonstrations of his