🚨✨ Evolution of Home Security: Pope to Holmes and Beyond 🏡🔐
In 1853, Reverend Augustus Russell Pope patented the first burglar alarm, setting the stage for modern home security. Edwin Holmes acquired the rights in 1857, sparking a transformation.
Despite scepticism about electric alarms, Holmes relocated to New York in 1859, installing 1,200 home alarms by 1866. His son, Edwin Thomas Holmes, pioneered the first central station-monitored network in 1877.
Holmes's 1878 role as president of Bell Phone Company revolutionised the industry. While selling his interests in 1880, he retained the rights to use phone lines for alarms.
The American Telephone and Telegraph Company acquired Holmes Burglar business in 1905, integrating it into emergency call systems.
Post-WWII innovations made home alarms more accessible, and by the 1990s, they became standard.
Today, advanced technologies continue to shape home security, for example, Sonis Smart Security's patented technology eliminates the need for the industry standard of PIRs, door, and window sensors. 🌐🏡
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