Antonio Meucci
Antonio Meucci (Florence, April 13, 1808 – October 18, 1889) was an Italian inventor. He invented the first type of telephone, also known as the first 'talking telegraph' 1857. [1] In 2002, the United States House of Representatives ruled that he invented the first working telephone, although Alexander Graham Bell was first to patent it. [2]
Antonio Meucci Media
Commemorative plaque on Meucci's house
Antonio Meucci (?). Photograph by L. Alman. Wellcome V0026857
Replica of the telettrofono at Museo Nazionale Scienza e Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci of Milan, Italy, invented by Antonio Meucci and credited by several sources as the first telephone.
Monument dedicated to Meucci in Gravesend, Brooklyn, calling him "Father of the telephone"
Garibaldi–Meucci House on Staten Island
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References
- ↑ "Who is credited with inventing the telephone?". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
- ↑ "Bell did not invent telephone, US rules". the Guardian. 2002-06-17. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
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