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Aug. 15, 1877: 'Hello. Can You Hear Me Now?'

Posted August 15, 2012 7:32 AM

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Thomas Edison suggests using the word hello as a telephone greeting. The idea catches on.

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Rixter Guru Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: About 4000 miles from the center of the earth (+/-100 mi) Posts: 9917 Good Answers: 1141	#1 Re: Aug. 15, 1877: 'Hello. Can You Hear Me Now?' 08/16/2012 5:17 AM
	The story goes that Alexander Graham Bell spilled acid and called out "Mr. Watson, Come Here. I want to see you." Does anybody else think this was cleaned up for the history books?
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