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For what does the world owe Almon Strowger a debt of gratitude?

  • A.Parking meters
  • B.Vending machines
  • C.Automatic telephone exchanges
  • D.Traffic lights

Answer: C

For the automatic telephone exchange.

Almon Strowger, an undertaker in Kansas City, believed the local operator was diverting calls to a rival, and in 1891 patented a switch that let callers reach a number without a human intermediary. The Strowger step-by-step switch served exchanges for eighty years.

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