The Telephone

United Kingdom, 1962

Film
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An elementary description of the emission and use of sound waves for distant communication, and the early telephone invented by Alexander Graham Bell. The progress of modern telephones and speech amplification are also included in this film.

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Credits

director

David Cons

producer

Denis Ward

production company

Technical and Scientific Films

Duration

00:10:55:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1962

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

013950

Language

English

Subject categories

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Communications - History

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Telecommunication systems - History

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Telephone - History

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

History → History

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Bell, Alexander Graham, 1847-1922

People → Bell, Alexander Graham, 1847-1922

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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