The patent for the telephone turns 150 today, the first call was made three days later on March 10, 1876. Before the phone: ...

Before smartphones, landline telephones were the way most people kept in touch. And until direct dialing became common, a switchboard operator's assistance was often needed to help with long-distance ...

This curious colloquy took place last week in Philadelphia’s Franklin Institute, where engineers of Bell Telephone Laboratories and a trained operator demonstrated a complicated electronic device ...