The Born Loser by Art and Chip Sansom for May 18, 2012
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Transcript:
Brutus: Alexander Graham Bell could never have dreamed of all the things we do on our phones today! Brutus: And imagine what we'd be doing if he never invented the telephone? Wilberforce: Trying to text using the remote from the TV?
Skarlett Premium Member almost 12 years ago
Sorry to disappoint you, but it was Antonio Meucci who invented the telephone…
ronlyons1 almost 12 years ago
If Alexander G. Bell had not invented and patented the telephone, then Elisha Gray would have his patent approved. In that case Gray would own all the wires, communication satellites and layer 1 Internet services. Bell beat Gray by minutes at the Patent Office. And, by the way, Meucci would be credited with inventing the intercom if he did not give up.
iced tea almost 12 years ago
I suppose next, we’ll be seeing holograms of people coming out of our cell phones.