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IWalked Boston's First Telephone Marker
Right outside the front door (south entrance) of the 1966 John Fitzgerald Kennedy Building is a stone marker with the words, “The First Telephone,” and what is supposed to be a picture of the device. In closer inspection of the marker, atop it is a plaque which describes how on June 2, 1875 on this site, Alexander Graham Bell and his assistant Thomas A. Watson transmitted sound over a wire for the first time. It was an accidental brush by Watson across a reed on the device which produced the resulting sound wave which transmitted across a wire into the unexpected ears of Bell. It took an additional nine more months before the art was enhanced enough so as to transmit voice. Then on March 10, 1876, Bell transmitted the first words over wire when he spoke to Watson (whom was in the room next door) saying, “Mr. Watson—Come here—I want to see you.”
For more history regarding this site, including how you can visit this locale via one of our MP3 audio walking tours, check out our site here: iwalkedaudiotours.com/2011/08/iwalked-boston%E2%80%99s-fi...
IWalked Boston's First Telephone Marker
Right outside the front door (south entrance) of the 1966 John Fitzgerald Kennedy Building is a stone marker with the words, “The First Telephone,” and what is supposed to be a picture of the device. In closer inspection of the marker, atop it is a plaque which describes how on June 2, 1875 on this site, Alexander Graham Bell and his assistant Thomas A. Watson transmitted sound over a wire for the first time. It was an accidental brush by Watson across a reed on the device which produced the resulting sound wave which transmitted across a wire into the unexpected ears of Bell. It took an additional nine more months before the art was enhanced enough so as to transmit voice. Then on March 10, 1876, Bell transmitted the first words over wire when he spoke to Watson (whom was in the room next door) saying, “Mr. Watson—Come here—I want to see you.”
For more history regarding this site, including how you can visit this locale via one of our MP3 audio walking tours, check out our site here: iwalkedaudiotours.com/2011/08/iwalked-boston%E2%80%99s-fi...