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Technology and Society in the Industrial Age

Question 4 • CA-MS United States History and Geography: Growth and Conflict B

Which invention was created to help people with hearing problems?

Answer
A
the multiplex telegraph
B
the telephone
C
the phonograph
D
the motion-picture machine

Explanation

The telephone was developed in part to help people with hearing problems communicate. Alexander Graham Bell taught deaf students and studied speech and hearing, which influenced his work on transmitting voices over wires. The multiplex telegraph sent multiple messages, while the phonograph recorded sound and the motion-picture machine showed moving images.

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