Anthony C. White was an American electrical engineer who improved the
carbon microphone (then called transmitters) for use with telephones manufactured by the American Bell Telephone company.
The White transmitter was known as the "solid back" transmitter from the heavy metal strap across the back of the unit that supported the rear of a carbon chamber. In the carbon chamber were carbon granules loosely pressed against a carbon button in front. The button was screwed to a mica diaphragm. The White design produced a stronger voice signal than the Hunnings "long distance" transmitter and became the standard transmitter on the "
candlestick telephone
The candlestick telephone (or pole telephone) is a style of telephone that was common from the late 1890s to the 1940s. A candlestick telephone is also often referred to as a desk stand, an upright, or a stick phone. Candlestick telephones feature ...
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[Coe, pages 37, 78]
External links
* ''Telephone'', filed 24 March 1892, issued 1 November 1892
See also
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Invention of the telephone
The invention of the telephone was the culmination of work done by more than one individual, and led to an array of lawsuits relating to the patent claims of several individuals and numerous companies.
Early development
The concept of th ...
References
* Lewis Coe, ''The Telephone and its Several Inventors'', McFarland Publishers, 1995.
American engineers
American inventors
Year of death missing
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