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Johann Philipp Reis

German inventor

Died when: 40 years 7 days (480 months)
Star Sign: Capricorn

 

Johann Philipp Reis

Johann Philipp Reis (German: [?a?s]; 7 January 1834 – 14 January 1874) was a self-taught German scientist and inventor.In 1861, he constructed the first make-and-break telephone, today called the Reis telephone.


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