On This Day in Telephone History May 21ST 1878 Thomas A. Watson recommended Alexander Graham Bell acquire the rights to the Berliner Transmitter. Curious about Emile Berliner’s Transmitter Caveat of April 14, 1877, Thomas A. Watson journeyed to Washington, DC, to view the Berliner Transmitter. Upon examination, Watson recommended Alexander Graham Bell acquire the rights to the Berliner Transmitter. Emile Berliner was then hired as a technical expert to the Bell Telephone Company in Boston.

On This Day in Telephone History May 21ST 1878

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On This Day in Telephone History May 21ST 1878

Thomas A. Watson recommended Alexander Graham Bell

acquire the rights to the Berliner Transmitter.

Curious about Emile Berliner’s Transmitter Caveat of April 14, 1877, Thomas A. Watson journeyed to Washington, DC, to view the Berliner Transmitter. Upon examination, Watson recommended Alexander Graham Bell acquire the rights to the Berliner Transmitter. Emile Berliner was then hired as a technical expert to the Bell Telephone Company in Boston.

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