Those were not the words of our beloved detective, but the first ever words spoken over the phone by Alexander Graham Bell to his assistant.
Mr. Bell was fascinated by sound and communication. He worked tirelessly to create a device that could transmit speech over long distances, much like the way the telegraph transmitted coded messages.
In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell succeeded in making the first practical telephone. He famously spoke into the device to his assistant, saying, “Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you.” And miraculously, Watson heard his voice on the other end!
The telephone worked by converting sound waves (like our voices) into electrical signals. These signals traveled along wires to another telephone, where they were converted back into sound waves, allowing people to have conversations from miles apart.
At first, telephones were used in businesses and among wealthy families. But as the technology improved and telephone lines spread across towns and cities, more and more people could afford and enjoy the convenience of having a telephone in their homes.
Today, we have smartphones and mobile phones that are like tiny computers with telephones built in. But it all started with Alexander Graham Bell’s brilliant invention—a device that forever changed how we communicate and stay connected with each other.