Antonio Meucci

Background

An Italian immigrant inventor in New York.

Contribution

Developed voice-communication devices (his 'teletrofono') from the 1850s but could not afford to maintain a full patent; recognized by a 2002 U.S. House resolution for his work.

Associated inventions

• The Telephone

Collaborators & contemporaries

• Alexander Graham Bell
• Elisha Gray

Sources & further reading

Each citation names the publisher and the exact reference title.

• Library of Congress — invention & patent history collectionsU.S. Library of Congress · Government / archive
• Encyclopædia Britannica — technology & biography topic articlesEncyclopædia Britannica · Encyclopedia

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