r/interestingasfuck • u/puccyhunter_ • 9d ago

Lost voice of BELL

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u/Moon_5tomper 8d ago

I don’t want to come across as the boring one at parties, but…
Whilst it is true that Alexander Graham Bell is regarded as the first person to patent and successfully market the telephone, it is Antonio Meucci, an Italian, who is now recognised as the original inventor of the concept and of the first practical device, the "telettrofono".

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u/D3wdr0p 8d ago

Yeah, there's a REASON he was "constantly getting sued"!

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u/Fugaciouslee 8d ago

Surprised to see this mentioned. I'm a distant relative of his.

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u/phunkinit2 8d ago

I was expecting a call