The invention of the century - The telephone by Rocío LP https://padlet.com/rocio_lp_english/gl3h1ujw6o7l 3º ESO E - Rocío en-us 2019-05-22 06:55:12 UTC 2019-05-22 07:18:58 UTC hello@padlet.com https://imgglb.padletcdn.com/v13/image?t=g_auto&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpadlet.net%2Ficons%2Fpng%2F260e.png When was it invented? rocio_lp_english https://padlet.com/rocio_lp_english/gl3h1ujw6o7l/wish/362428899 The telephone was invented by an Scottish inventor called Alexander Graham Bell in 1876. He was living in Boston, USA, when he came up with the idea: he wanted to turn electricity into sound. ]]> 2019-05-22 06:58:49 UTC https://padlet.com/rocio_lp_english/gl3h1ujw6o7l/wish/362428899 What happened next? rocio_lp_english https://padlet.com/rocio_lp_english/gl3h1ujw6o7l/wish/362430629 Bell showed his invention to the British government soon after, but later he got to show it to Queen Victoria and this happened in 1878. The Queen was so surprised and happy with the invention that she bought it right after she saw it!]]> 2019-05-22 07:04:31 UTC https://padlet.com/rocio_lp_english/gl3h1ujw6o7l/wish/362430629 The London - Paris link rocio_lp_english https://padlet.com/rocio_lp_english/gl3h1ujw6o7l/wish/362431442 In 1891 electricians built a cable link between London and Paris, and this meant that people in London could call people in Paris without travelling there. It wasn't perfect, because people had to go to special booths to make the telephone call. ]]> 2019-05-22 07:06:55 UTC https://padlet.com/rocio_lp_english/gl3h1ujw6o7l/wish/362431442 How it works rocio_lp_english https://padlet.com/rocio_lp_english/gl3h1ujw6o7l/wish/362433189 This is a video showing how the first telephone worked and how it is built: ]]> 2019-05-22 07:14:03 UTC https://padlet.com/rocio_lp_english/gl3h1ujw6o7l/wish/362433189 Why is it important now? rocio_lp_english https://padlet.com/rocio_lp_english/gl3h1ujw6o7l/wish/362433432 We can't live without our mobile phones, so imagine how important the telephone is! Everyone uses it and it is especially important in an emergency: if something happens to you, you can always call an ambulance or the police. ]]> 2019-05-22 07:15:13 UTC https://padlet.com/rocio_lp_english/gl3h1ujw6o7l/wish/362433432 Who uses it? rocio_lp_english https://padlet.com/rocio_lp_english/gl3h1ujw6o7l/wish/362433811 Everyone uses it: from children to get entertainment to adults sending e-mails with it. Teenagers also love it, but they prefer the mobile phone because they can take it everywhere with them and even play videogames!]]> 2019-05-22 07:17:09 UTC https://padlet.com/rocio_lp_english/gl3h1ujw6o7l/wish/362433811