What was invented first?

the telephone was invented by Antonia Meucci, but he couldn't afford the patent. Alexander Graham Bell worked in the patent office when Meucci tried to patent his phone, and Alexander took the opportunity to patent it himself. Meucci took Graham Bell to court over the fact this was his invention, but died before the case could reach a verdict. converting Bells place in history. Booo Graham Bell.

Telefono fu inventato da Antonio Meucci!

ErsatzWizard46974, I remember as a kid watching Spiderman and on the screen it said now in color .but it was still in black and white .I didn't understand why in till my mom told me because we don't have a colored t.v. yet

Leonardo had plans for a plane

Alexander Graham Bell patented over 1000 patents, but the only thing he can actually be credited for inventing was the word "hello"

since Leonardo davinci invented the helicopter in 15th century how can this be (W)right :)

Antonio Meucci*

Player #2027175, Leonardo had schematic drawings of planes and helicopters and many other things that later were made out of stuff that wasn't available in Leo's time. He was an incredible inventor and painter.

Aesirkind, He probably managed to steal the idea just before Thomas Edison could

Of course it was the telephone. Otherwise how would you ring up for a taxi to take you to the airport!?!!

Aesirkind, Bell connected intercoms through switchboard operators. Other inventors added amplification and eventually, electromagnetically switching. Invention built upon invention and Bell’s humble intercom was slowly elaborated into what we know as a telephone. So who invented the thing? Bell. Gray. Helmholtz. Edison. And the many, many, many others who contributed parts, ideas, components and intellectual property to its technical and commercial development. And as for Antonio Meucci, he apparently invented something equal to if note beyond what Bell would later produce, but he didn’t publish his work, file a patent, or commercialize a product, so in the end he did not participate in the broader development.

Like that all answers were given in order

Player #3694788, Yep - it was more like a glider. He also seriously injured himself when it crashed with him on board.

Why did I think that Henry Ford invented the car?

I like that this question has sparked such a lively debate!

Elsy, so, where?

Player #2027175, He did in Star Trek Voyager anyway lol

Aesirkind, Wow, that's low down!

"Aeroplane"🥲

and only 120 years later we're carrying it in our pockets, what next

Aesirkind, Yes it's true

Aesirkind, not only that, Bell first tried to get a patent where he did his work (in Nova Scotia, Canada) but the patent office refused, so he went to the US.

Could someone at least mention the country where the television was invented? They deserve to be credited for inventing something that is in almost every household in the world.

Player #2027175, but he didn’t Make one. granted Thinking of one and drawing what one might look like was extremely advanced for the 15th - early 16th C., which i believe is your point?

Anyone here who does not like the "Which comes first" question? Me included

Player #2027175, helicopter, I believe.

Aesirkind, I’m sorry, and with all due respect, I don’t believe any history developed after 1990.

Aesirkind, I heard that story as well. I don't believe it's true though

Antonio Meucci. Not Mr Bell

It was tricky

yes it is teliphone

I thought car was the first

he has a geneiou

Easy Peary lemon

GroaningDwarf71096, Color tv, not colored tv. LOL

ScienceGirl, see Robert comment above.

first car was patented in 1789, in US. A car was patented on 1767 in Paris. naturally, these were steam.

In 1848 John Stringfellow achieved the first powered flight using an unmanned 10 ft wingspan steam-powered monoplane built in a disused lace factory in Chard, Somerset. The Wright brothers mentioned him after their flight.

i mean one could argue that the car is the first invention here. Throughout history carts and cars (as some cultures called them) existed for millenia or centuries so i gotta say maybe make the question a bit more specific.

Wow, so many smart players here. I have no idea who or that Anontio Meucci invented the telephone and that Alexander took the credit for it.