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

“Mr Watson, come here. I want to see you.” Hardly momentous words, but their implications were enormous.

The Conversation

Get your Milton Friedman and Ayn Rand right: Zomato and Blinkit aren’t capitalism

Late last week, I wrote a piece responding to Deepinder Goyal’s tweets on how he views India’s gig economy. It went viral – and as is inevitable with anything that does, it brought with it an equal measure of bouquets and brickbats.

Newslaundry

12 Unique Ideas That Were Stolen From Their Original Owners

Innovation shapes our world, but not every breakthrough gets credited to the right person. History is full of unique ideas that were stolen from their original owners, leaving inventors and creators without the recognition they deserved. Sometimes, these ideas were taken intentionally; other times, the theft was more subtle, happening…

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NYT Connections hints and answers for Saturday, June 28 (game #748)

Looking for NYT Connections answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, plus my commentary on the puzzles.

TechRadar

Christine Sun Kim and Thomas Mader at the Wellcome Collection: playfully enraged

4/5 1880 THAT is an exhibition about the Deaf experience and a crucial moment in history when sign language was sidelined

Evening Standard

In brief: Slow Train Coming; How to Sleep at Night; A Sign of Her Own – review

Behind the scenes on Dylan musical Girl from the North Country; a sharp tale of political and family strife; and a fine novel about sensory deprivation

The Guardian - UK

AI is cracking a hard problem – giving computers a sense of smell

Over 100 years ago, Alexander Graham Bell asked the readers of National Geographic to do something bold and fresh – “to found a new science.” He pointed out that sciences based on the measurements of sound and light already existed. But there was no science of odor. Bell asked his…

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A Sign of Her Own by Sarah Marsh review – a vivid journey into a world without hearing

A deaf woman in the 19th-century US is introduced to Alexander Graham Bell’s flawed tutelage in a multifaceted debut novel

The Guardian - UK

Daily Quiz | On telephone

Hundred and ten years ago on this day, January 25, the world had its first transcontinental telephone call. A quiz on the invention which changed the way we communicate

The Hindu

75 Valentine’s Day facts - ready for when your kid fires all kinds of questions at you

Kids love to ask questions, and when they start to understand the concept of Valentine's Day, they'll have plenty to ask! Our fun facts have every answer you need.

GoodToKnow

‘Giving computers a sense of smell’: the quest to scientifically map odours

By digitising scents as we have images and sounds, researchers hope they can transform everything from food and agriculture to disease prevention

The Guardian - UK

UoH research team develops novel sensor

Hyderabad research team develops high-sensitivity Helmholtz PA cell sensor for low-level detection of acetone biomarker. It can detect PPT levels of acetone, potentially revolutionising disease detection. It can also detect trace explosives, pollutants, solvents, etc. The technique is based on Alexander Graham Bell's 1880 invention and is published in Spectrochimica…

The Hindu

Why AT&T and Verizon’s infrastructure woes run much deeper than lead cables

Here's how T-Mobile beat its ‘dumb and dumber’ competitors, according to Yale's Sonnenfeld and Tian.

Fortune

Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: On Inventions

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Hello, operator? Directory assistance going the way of the pay phone

AT&T in January eliminated operator and directory assistance for almost all customers.

Salon

The president who was killed by doctors

Four months into his term, James Garfield was shot by Charles Guiteau. But it wasn't the bullet that ended him

Tribune News Service

Jerry Zezima: New phone is a good call

Three days after receiving a patent for the telephone in 1876, Alexander Graham Bell placed a call to his assistant, Thomas Watson. Here is a transcript of the conversation.

The National (Scotland)

Calling Scotland’s greatest inventor: Alexander Graham Bell

THIS week sees the centenary of the death of the man who has a fair claim to be remembered as Scotland’s greatest inventor.

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Wales Online

People don't know who invented algorithms, fridges and wi-fi for terrible reason

The inventors of the dishwasher, gas central heating, CCTV and windshield wipers have also been forgotten

Daily Record

20 unusual facts you may not have known about Scotland

Are you a Scottish history and culture whiz?

The Independent UK

Too much screen time? Landline phones offer a lifeline

Like record players and VHS tapes, there seems to be life in the old landlines yet, Hilary Reid spoke to those who are bringing them back into their homes

The New Daily

On This Day: Alexander Graham Bell receives telephone patent

On March 7, 1876, the US Patent Office awarded Mr Bell with what is described as one of the most valuable patents in history.

LiveScience

22 inventions that changed the world

From the wheel 5,500 years ago to the birth control pill, these 20 inventions had huge ramifications and have helped humans shape the world around us.

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