Whose invention was the practical telephone switchboard?
Quick Answer
Emilie Berliner? No—the practical telephone switchboard was developed by operators and engineers in the early telephone era, but a well-known name linked to the telephone exchange is Tivadar Puskás. He helped develop the central telephone exchange concept in the 1870s.
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Tivadar Puskás, a Hungarian inventor and engineer, is strongly associated with the early telephone exchange concept in the 1870s. He worked on centralized telephone switching systems that made large-scale telephony practical by connecting many subscribers through one exchange. This innovation was essential for turning the telephone from a point-to-point novelty into a networked communication system. Telephone exchanges later became standard in cities around the world.
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