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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 5:48 PM EST

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.