With financial support from Sanders and Hubbard, Bell hired Thomas Watson as his assistant,[N 15] and the two of them experimented with acoustic telegraphy. On June 2, 1875, Watson accidentally plucked one of the reeds and Bell, at the receiving end of the wire, heard the overtones of the reed; overtones that would be necessary for transmitting speech. That demonstrated to Bell that only one reed or armature was necessary, not multiple reeds. This led to the "gallows" sound-powered telephone, which could transmit indistinct, voice-like sounds, but not clear speech. COUNT 5
QSN1 Who did Bell take on to work with him? ANS1 Thomas Watson QSN2 What month and day did Watson and Bell have a breakthrough? ANS2 June 2 QSN3 How many reeds did Bell conclude he needed? ANS3 1 QSN4 What name was given to the telephone that sort of worked? ANS4 gallows QSN5 Who gave money to Bell and Watson? ANS5 Sanders and Hubbard