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Feb 2023
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14.2.1876: Vorläufer des Telefons patent...

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Alexander Graham Bell ließ den ersten von ihm erfundenen Fernsprechapparat patentieren. Das einfache Telefon übertrug Schwingungen der Stimme elektromagnetisch über Draht - zunächst über zwei Häuser. 
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