• TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz
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    2 months ago

    One key innovation came in 1889, when Connecticut inventor William Gray, frustrated with having to beg use of a phone to summon a doctor when his wife took ill, devised the first coin-operated public telephone.

    17th century technology isn’t ancient?

    • rarWars@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      2 months ago

      The 17th century (1600s) might possibly fit the community, but the late 1800s (or 19th century) are definitely too recent.