Alexander Graham Bell and the Telephone, 150 Years Later

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Adult Education
Wednesday, October 15, 2025-Wednesday, November 19, 2025
8:00 AM-9:30 AM PDT on Wed
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$90.00
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Alexander Graham Bell and the Telephone, 150 Years Later

Course | Available (Membership Required)

WEDNESDAYS, OCTOBER 15 THROUGH NOVEMBER 19 at 8 am

Alexander Graham Bell and the Telephone, 150 Years Later

Bernie Carlson

More than any other invention of the past 150 years, the

telephone has transformed how we communicate and

conduct business. But how was it invented, and why did it

have such a profound impact?

This course explores Alexander Graham Bell’s

groundbreaking 1875 concept for transmitting sound over

an electric wire, his struggles to commercialize the

telephone with his father-in-law, Gardiner Hubbard, and

his rivalry with inventors Elisha Gray and Thomas Edison.

We will also examine the rise and fall of AT&T as a

corporate giant and the evolution from wired networks to

today’s cellular and smartphone technologies.