August 15 is the day when the word "Allo" was first used on the phone

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August 15 is the day when the word "Allo" was first used on the phone

135 years ago, the word "Hello" began to be used in telephone conversations. Alexander Bell, an American scientist who participated in the Philadelphia International Exhibition in 1876, first presented his new discovery to the general public. Originally called "live speech", the device was later renamed "telephone" (Greek "tele" - "long" and "phono" - "sound"). Naturally, at that time, this "technical miracle" was not without its shortcomings. With its help, it was possible to communicate only from a distance of 250 meters, and yet the sound was divided and faintly heard. However, this did not stop the news from spreading at lightning speed. Soon the question arose as to how to address the interlocutor in a telephone conversation. A. Bell, the “father” of the phone, suggested introducing the word “Hoy” (“Hoy!”). But another well-known inventor, Thomas Edison (who, by the way, was instrumental in perfecting the first telephone), makes a different point. During negotiations with the president of the Petterburg Telegraph Company on August 1877, 15, he noted that the word "Hello" was the most convenient address for a telephone call. Time has proved Edison right. Old and young, male and female, black and white subscribers around the world call "Hello" - "allo". Even from the first word, "Assalamu alaykum," there is an opportunity to wish good health to the interlocutor, at least in their dictionaries, "labbay?" qilamiz We also involuntarily follow Mr. Edison's instructions…