While most of us use our telephones every day, we tend not to think about all the amazing ways that the phone has altered and impacted our lives. The telephone's influence reaches well beyond the technical implications. It has scientific facets, a history of marketing prowess, it enveloped some of the most influential characters of human history and it has made its own mark in film.

There is a great deal to know and appreciate about the telephone. We'd like to share with you just some of this Really. Cool. Telephone. Stuff.