Offers telephone history, images and descriptions. Also explains the basic concept behind this device.

An article that describes how telephones work.

Brief introduction to this invention that changed the world of communication.

From AT&T, a look at how a telephone call is placed and routed to the correct location. Includes an interactive quiz.

Brief introduction to the first telephone.

Traces the earliest models to today's digital cell phones and pagers. From About.com.