The Invention of the Telephone

Everything Everywhere Daily

Gary Arndt | Glassbox Media

History, Education

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 16 March 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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The 19th century was one of rapid technological advancement. Of all of the innovations to come out of this century, and there were many, perhaps none was more important than that of the telephone. The telephone radically changed communications, allowing personal communications over long distances. Despite what many people are often told, this invention wasn’t simply the genius of one man, but was rather something developed over decades. Learn more about the invention of the telephone and the controversial story surrounding it on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Mint Mobile Cut your wireless bill to 15 bucks a month at mintmobile.com/eed Quince Go to quince.com/daily for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! Stitch Fix Go to stitchfix.com/everywhere to have a stylist help you look your best Tourist Office of Spain Plan your next adventure at Spain.info Stash Go to get.stash.com/EVERYTHING to see how you can receive $25 towards your first stock purchase and to view important disclosures. Subscribe to the podcast! https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/ -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Austin Oetken & Cameron Kieffer Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Update your podcast app at newpodcastapps.com Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The 19th century was one of rapid technological advancement. Of all the innovations to come out of this century,
0:05.9	and there were many, perhaps none was more important than that of the telephone. The telephone radically
0:11.4	changed communications, allowing personal communications over long distances. Despite what many
0:17.0	people are often told, this invention wasn't simply the genius of one man, but rather
0:21.5	was something developed over decades. Learn more about the invention of the telephone and the
0:26.5	controversial story surrounding it on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Ready to launch your business?
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1:13.2	Ready to launch your business?
1:15.1	Get started with the commerce platform made for entrepreneurs.
1:18.3	Shopify is specially designed to help you start, run and grow your business
1:22.4	with easy customizable themes that let you build your brand,
1:26.0	marketing tools that get your products out
1:27.7	there, integrated shipping solutions that actually save you time, from startups to scaleups,
1:32.8	online, in person, and on the go. Shopify is made for entrepreneurs like you.
1:38.0	Sign up for your $1 a month trial at Shopify.com slash setup.
1:46.9	This episode is one of those that turned out to be very different coming out from what I thought
1:51.8	it was going to be going in. I was going to do a comprehensive overview of the telephone as a
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