During a study of evolving telephone designs for our new book, my coauthor Russell A. Flinchum and I came across two of Pratt’s distinguished alumni who had connections to the Bell Telephone System.

National Telephone Day is observed on the anniversary of Alexander Graham Bell's invention of the telephone in 1876.

In 1908 the first patent for a mobile phone was granted to Nathan B. Stubblefield. It was for a radiotelephone.

Research by broadband supplier Zen Internet reveals a growing nostalgia for the “home phone” even as its practical use ...

One of the greatest inven­tors in American history, Granville T. Woods, is born in Columbus, Ohio. During his life he ...

What is Massachusetts famous for? It's one of the original states in New England that achieved independence from the English.

Okay, I’m getting something… I predict that the cost of living will continue to rise, birth rates will continue to fall, and ...

There was a time when very few people had the telephone in their home. The priest, the doctor and maybe the local shop were ...

The phone has now become an important part of our life. We depend on the phone to talk to each other. Now if you have noticed, no matter who you talk to, the first word (first telephone greeting) that ...

One of the biggest criticisms of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has to do with his propensity for getting to the free throw line, even at times when contact against him seems minimal. He was the ...

The two leaders discussed current issues of bilateral cooperation, as well as interaction between Russian and Belarusian special services to counter terrorism.

turned to inventing. An over-center storage trunk latch he invented was patented just in time to be shown at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition of 1876, the same first World’s Fair on American ...