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 Meucci's telettrofono at the Museo Nazionale Scienza e Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci
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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