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Receiver from the telephone by Philipp Reis
1863
Museum for Communication Frankfurt, Museum Foundation Post and Telecommunication
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Reis made his receiver from a knitting needle, a wire coil, and a wooden box. It used the principle of magnetostriction to reproduce the sounds and words transmitted.
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Details
- Title: Receiver from the telephone by Philipp Reis
- Date Created: 1863
- Location Created: Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Deutschland
- Rights: © Museumsstiftung Post und Telekommunikation
- Material: Metalle, Holz
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