Telephone Birthday Greeting. Alexander graham bell was awarded the first u.s. Philipp reis, 1861, constructed the first telephone, today called the reis telephone.

Telephone definition, an apparatus, system, or process for transmission of sound or speech to a distant point, especially by an electric device. Telephone, an instrument designed for the simultaneous transmission and reception of the human voice. As a result, it has become the most widely used telecommunications device in the world.

