What was invented first?

Correct answer: Telephone

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Aesirkind
Aesirkind
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.
Player #1478265
Player #1478265
Telefono fu inventato da Antonio Meucci!
MoodyChef92025
MoodyChef92025
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
Player #2027175
Player #2027175
Leonardo had plans for a plane
Aesirkind
Aesirkind
Alexander Graham Bell patented over 1000 patents, but the only thing he can actually be credited for inventing was the word "hello"
GroaningDwarf71096
GroaningDwarf71096
since Leonardo davinci invented the helicopter in 15th century how can this be (W)right :)
Aesirkind
Aesirkind
Antonio Meucci*
RedFork2012
RedFork2012
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.
Player #25874027
Player #25874027
Aesirkind, He probably managed to steal the idea just before Thomas Edison could
CastleTap
CastleTap
Of course it was the telephone. Otherwise how would you ring up for a taxi to take you to the airport!?!!
Loulou
Loulou
it was invented in Brantford, Ontario, not the USA
shellawk
shellawk
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.
Pine
Pine
Like that all answers were given in order
Rufus
Rufus
Player #3694788, Yep - it was more like a glider. He also seriously injured himself when it crashed with him on board.
Cat Mom
Cat Mom
Why did I think that Henry Ford invented the car?
Cat Mom
Cat Mom
I like that this question has sparked such a lively debate!
Cat Mom
Cat Mom
Elsy, so, where?
Cat Mom
Cat Mom
Player #2027175, He did in Star Trek Voyager anyway lol
Cat Mom
Cat Mom
Aesirkind, Wow, that's low down!
lunarve
lunarve
"Aeroplane"🥲
joey
joey
and only 120 years later we're carrying it in our pockets, what next
Jack
Jack
Aesirkind, Yes it's true
Lou
Lou
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.
Elsy
Elsy
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.
Barbie
Barbie
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?
Taiwan
Taiwan
Anyone here who does not like the "Which comes first" question? Me included
Lillian
Lillian
Player #2027175, helicopter, I believe.
Giggle pig
Giggle pig
Aesirkind, I’m sorry, and with all due respect, I don’t believe any history developed after 1990.
matt
matt
Aesirkind, I heard that story as well. I don't believe it's true though
Paola
Paola
Antonio Meucci. Not Mr Bell
Jordan
Jordan
It was tricky
lavanya nikitha
lavanya nikitha
yes it is teliphone
matcob17
matcob17
I thought car was the first
teddy
teddy
he has a geneiou
Misha
Misha
Easy Peary lemon
Player #38618593
Player #38618593
GroaningDwarf71096, Color tv, not colored tv. LOL
Robert
Robert
ScienceGirl, see Robert comment above.
Robert
Robert
first car was patented in 1789, in US. A car was patented on 1767 in Paris. naturally, these were steam.
Funky
Funky
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.
ScienceGirl
ScienceGirl
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.