39 Years After Making The First Phone Call, Alexander Graham Bell Joined A Transcontinental Conference Call

25/01/2021 3 min Temporada 3 Episodio 466

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Episode Synopsis

Today's an interesting anniversary for those of us doing virtual meetings, parties and play dates: the anniversary of the first transcontinental conference call, starting at the Panama-Pacific International Exhibition in San Francisco and calling a very special guest in New York. Plus: a restaurant in Montreal is winning fans for a menu which weighs the pros and cons of the restaurant's own dishes. 
This 1915 conference call made history (Computer World)
Flashback 1914: Transcontinental Phone Line Finished (Sound & Vision)
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