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Hello? James Gleick's new book compares the history of the telephone to the modern era

NPR | By Sarah Robbins,
Rob Schmitz, Henry Larson
Published November 14, 2026 at 4:48 PM CST

Have you ever wondered where phone etiquette or the idea for the first social network came from? Author James Gleick talks about his new book, The Telephone.

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Sarah Robbins
Rob Schmitz
Rob Schmitz is NPR's international correspondent based in Berlin.
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