![TIL that the telephone was actually invented by an Italian inventor named Antonio Meucci, not Alexander Graham Bell. Meucci fell on hard times. His caveat, an intention to patent, expired. Bell, who TIL that the telephone was actually invented by an Italian inventor named Antonio Meucci, not Alexander Graham Bell. Meucci fell on hard times. His caveat, an intention to patent, expired. Bell, who](https://external-preview.redd.it/GIyVTWwFc3xsR6cXB-Qg86lY3eeuXbv8KEh3yI7pHXk.jpg?auto=webp&s=319bedc7676327976fdcd7ab0246cd7bcf604df8)
TIL that the telephone was actually invented by an Italian inventor named Antonio Meucci, not Alexander Graham Bell. Meucci fell on hard times. His caveat, an intention to patent, expired. Bell, who
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MEUCCI, Antonio (1808 1889). Italian inventor of. Available as Framed Prints, Photos, Wall Art and other products #14183502
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Antonio Meucci. Italian inventor, inventing a telephone-like device. 1808-1889. Antique illustration. 1899 Stock Photo - Alamy
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