The invention of the telephone to help hard of hearing people might be used as an example of
A) the adage that necessity is the mother of invention.
B) how we have too many technological mediators governing our communication.
C) how technological artifacts take on a life of their own beyond the intentions of their designers.
D) an actant.

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The telephone was initially intended to help the hard of hearing, but it evolved beyond its original purpose, illustrating how technology can develop uses beyond the designer's intentions.

The Invention of the Telephone to Help Hard of Hearing