Phonograph

By Shehartman

  • The phonautograph was invented

    The phonautograph was invented
    The phonautograph (first photograph) was invented (Edouard-Leon Scott)

  • First recording

    Scott recorded a piece of the French folk song (Au Clair de la Lune. It was the first recorded sound.

  • The phonograph was invented

    The phonograph was invented
    The phonograph was invented (Thomas Edison)

  • Development of Flat Disc Recording

    Development of the Flat Disc recording (which eventually replaced the wax cylinder.

  • The phonograph is sold

    The phonograph is sold at low prices and becomes a household item.

  • Wax cylinder Mass Production

    Wax cylinder Mass Production
    Wax cylinder was mass produced to help record things in larger quantities.

  • Disks instead of cylinders

    The phonograph started to use disks instead of cylinders.

  • "Crazy Blues" was recorded

    The song "Crazy Blues" was recorded on the phonograph and sold on million copies.

  • Wax Cylinder Withdrawn

    Wax cylinders were withdrawn from the market.

  • Phonograph model was developed

    The all-transistor phonograph model was developed (but then later discontinued)

  • The new phonograph

    The record player became the new phonograph

  • The first compact disc

    The first compact disc
    The first compact commercial disc was produced.