The telephone was invented in the 1870s. The first practical telephone was invented in 1876 by Alexander Graham Bell. Bell was a Scottish-born inventor, scientist, and engineer who also invented the phonograph. He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, on March 3, 1847. He moved to Canada with his family in 1870 and then to the United States in 1871. He received his patent for the telephone on March 7, 1876. The first telephone call was made by Bell on March 10, 1876, when he spoke to his assistant, Thomas Watson, in the next room. The telephone quickly became a popular invention and revolutionized communication.
Option A: The 1850s was the decade before the telephone was invented.
Option B: The 1860s was the decade before the telephone was invented.
Option C: The 1870s was the decade when the telephone was invented.
Option D: The 1880s was the decade after the telephone was invented.