{"id":53,"date":"2021-12-14T17:30:36","date_gmt":"2021-12-14T17:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fsgworkinprogress.com\/thisyearbook\/?page_id=53"},"modified":"2026-10-08T19:38:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T19:38:08","slug":"draft","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fsgworkinprogress.com\/telephone\/","title":{"rendered":"The Telephone"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;full_width_content&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_color=&#8221;#B6A748&#8243; full_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; left_padding_phone=&#8221;20px&#8221; right_padding_phone=&#8221;20px&#8221; text_color=&#8221;custom&#8221; custom_text_color=&#8221;#2E1414&#8243; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; 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custom_height=&#8221;40&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; text_direction=&#8221;default&#8221;]Today we are more dependent than ever on little objects called phones, although their ability to make \u201ctelephone calls\u201d is incidental. The phone book and the phone booth may be vanishing from memory, but as James Gleick shows in his new book <a href=\"https:\/\/us.macmillan.com\/books\/9780374618940\/thetelephone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>THE TELEPHONE<\/strong><\/a>, the telephone\u2019s legacy is deeply ingrained\u2014in our networks and our sophistication about networks, in the primacy of information, in the need for connection.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; text_direction=&#8221;default&#8221;]To celebrate this sweeping history of the instrument that created modern life, we&#8217;re asking you to share your telephone stories and memories. 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