The invention of the telephone in 1876 by Alexander Graham bell, is very important because it affects the way we communicate with each other. It is debatable if the use of phones to communicate with other people is good or not. On one hand, the use of phones allows us to have instant access to other people whenever we need it. On the other, this makes us lazy because everything is so easy and we aren't motivated to go out and spend time with people because we can just talk to them on the phone. In my opinion, I think this invention is very important to society and our lives would be immensely different without them.