00:00 — Introduction
00:31 — Before the Telephone, There Was No Hello
01:42 — Edison vs. Bell
03:34 — What We Lost
04:31 — Wrap Up
Sources:
- A (Shockingly) Short History Of 'Hello' - NPR: https://www.npr.org/sections/krulwich/2011/02/17/133785829/a-shockingly-short-history-of-hello
- Aug. 15, 1877: 'Hello. Can You Hear Me Now?' - WIRED: https://www.wired.com/2011/08/0815thomas-edison-coins-hello-telephone-greeting
- Hello - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hello
- The First Telephone Book Had Fifty Listings and No Numbers - Smithsonian: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/first-telephone-book-had-fifty-listings-and-no-numbers-180962173
- Great 'Hello' Mystery Is Solved - The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/1992/03/05/garden/great-hello-mystery-is-solved.html
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