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    The process of refining and marketing the phonograph is similar to the development of the Audio Spotlight. The articles “The Incredible Talking Machine”, “History of the Cylinder Phonograph” and “Psst . . . Hey, You.” discuss these topics. All inventions discussed in the articles were creations of active imaginations, development of workable models, and the push to perfect the model. Thomas Edison invented the first rudimentary machine for recording and playing back sound. He and his team of scientists

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    After reading"The Incredible Talking Machine","History Of The Cylinder Phonograph", and"Psst...Hey, You", it becomes evident that the phonograph and Audio Spotlight are similar.Both products were built,refined,and marketed.As a result,they became widely used and evolved into products we still use today. After reading "History Of The Cylinder Phonograph",by , it becomes obvious that the phonograph was made,but didn't work well,so it had to be refined,patented then marketed then sold and still

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    important pioneers in the audio device industry that without them, we probably wouldn’t have audio devices. In the articles The Incredible Talking Machine, The History of the Edison Cylinder Phonograph, and Psst… Hey, You, the articles explain the technology of sound. The process of refining and marketing the phonograph is similar to the development of the audio spotlight. First of all, In the article The Incredible Talking Machine, The development and refining is similar between the two pieces of

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    Invention of the Phonograph The idea of the phonograph came from the man who invented the light bulb. Thomas Alva Edison is one of the greatest inventors of all time decided to create this invention. In 1877, Edison was working on a machine that would decipher telegraphic messages to paper tape. He used a diaphragm with an embossing point. This would be held onto a moving paraffin paper. Thus when spoken into it, the vibrations made indentations on it. Edison decided to change the idea by using

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    went through transformations to get to the modern style that it is today. The phonograph wasn’t always called the ‘phonograph’. It went through progression and slowly morphed into modern technology. The phonograph was Thomas Edison’s first major invention. “The Talking Machine” by Randall Stross and “The History of of the Cylinder Phonograph” both include information about the process of refining and marketing the phonograph. The article “Psst..Hey You,” includes not only information about the process

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    the tin foil phonograph, carbon filament for the incandescent light bulb, and general electric.I think that Thomas Edison was a great inventor that help move the world forward. Thomas Edison created the Tin Foil Phonograph on accident while he was experimenting with the transmitter of the telegraph. The Tin Foil Phonograph is a machine that can store and replay sounds. Edison was the first to use tin foil to wrap around the cylinder to store the recording. He made the Tinfoil phonograph in 1870 and

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    the phonograph. It could record and then play back a recording. The phonograph brought recorded music to people's ears. Thomas Edison was an inventor that patented over 1,000 inventions. He was born on February 11, 1847. He passed away on October 18, 1931. He was born and raised in the mid-west,then lived his adult life in New Jersey. The phonograph was invented in December, 1877. It was patented on February 19, 1878. The phonograph was made at Menlo Park in New Jersey. The phonograph had

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    Does anyone know what produced the music back in the day? Some guy, named ‘Emile Berliner’ back in 1877 invented the Phonograph. Oh wait… Thomas Edison, our once president was the one to invent the phonograph! Thomas Edison toured the country with the phonograph, and was even invited to the White House to present his invention in 1878. In the earlier times Phonographs were cylinder, but as time went by they became more box looking. Even now in 2015, people still make changes to what is now called

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    Phonograph Parlors

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    Commercialization of Records – The Record Labels In 1889 “Phonograph Parlors” began to open up, marking the debut of phonographs to the mass market. The first phonograph parlor opened up in San Francisco May of 1889. Almost all American cities had at least one by the mid 1890’s. These parlors would allow customers to sit amongst a desk and speak through a tube to request a recorded title. The title would then play through a cylinder phonograph from a room located below, allowing the customer to listen

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    first human voice was recorded by Thomas Edison using tinfoil. He was attempting to improve the telegraph when he realized that when he moved tape through the machine it made a noise that sounded similar to speech. He then placed a stylus on to a cylinder made of tinfoil and spoke the words of Mary had a little lamb into the makeshift machine. Edison is widely considered to be the first person to record sound but a man in France actually beat him to

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