EOTO Technology presentations

        I feel that I learned a lot about early technology during these presentations but the thing that interested me most was a presentation from a group member of mine about telephones Because of how intriguing I was about the history of them. It all began in 1874 when someone named Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. Before this, people couldn’t communicate from far away. Alexander Bell created the first phone call with his partner Thomas Watson. A few years after this in 1877, people began using phones on a day to day basis  which made it much easier to talk to each other from long distances. As time went on, phones got even more advanced. In 1889, William Gray invented payphones, this was so that people who didn’t have phones at home were still able to make calls. In 1891, Almon Strowger created the rotary phone, which made dialing much more simple. These inventions helped phones become really accessible for people.

     In the early 1900s, people started using wireless phones. In 1946, the first mobile phone service began by Bell Telephone However it wasn't super functional quite yet. The real transition happened in the 1970s when Motorola made the first mobile phone. Then, in 1989, Motorola made the first small mobile phone which was called the MicroTAC and this was way easier to bring with someone. In the 90s, phones continued to get smaller and more advanced. People used them for other things than only calling, they began using them to text and even play games. The Blackberry let people check their email while they were on the go, which was a huge deal for people in business.The biggest change began in 2007 when Apple created the iPhone. It had a touch screen and had apps for all types of things. It completely transformed how we use phones today.

     Taking a look at how phones have transformed from the first phone in 1874 to the iPhone today is really impressive. Phones used to be just for talking, but now they can do everything from assisting us with schoolwork to keeping us entertained.