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Alexander Graham Bell was granted the fundamental telephone patent in 1876

Bell transmitted the words Mr Watson come here I want to see you across electric wires

Alexander Graham Bell received United States Patent 174,465 for an apparatus for transmitting vocal sounds telegraphically on 7 March 1876. Three days later, Bell transmitted human speech to his assistant Thomas Watson in another room. The breakthrough established the Bell Telephone Company and laid the groundwork for modern telecommunications.

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: Bell transmitted the words Mr Watson come here I want to see you across electric wires. The figure is taken from United States Patent and Trademark Office, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a technology fact?: Yes. It sits on the Technology shelf, one of 1,090 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.