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The story of the first telephone call – nine words that changed the world

By Iwan Rhys Morus, Professor of History, Department of History & Welsh History, Aberystwyth University

Alexander Graham Bell was not the only person trying to invent the telephone. But 150 years ago, he won the race – just – and the rest is history.

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