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Thomas Edison introduced his phonograph.
Thomas Edison was working now a mission that would trascibe telegraphic messages though indentations. -
North american review
Ever practical and visionary, Edison offered the following possible future uses for the phonograph in North American Review in June 1878. -
future phonograph
The Edison Speaking Phonograph Company was established on January 24, 1878, to exploit the new machine by exhibiting it. -
award
In 1880, the French government awarded Alexander Graham Bell a prize for achievement in electrical science, and he used his winnings to set up the Volta Laboratory in D.C. -
starting of toy company
the Edison Factory produced talking dolls in 1890 for the Edison Phonograph Toy Manufacturing Co. Edison's relationship with the company ended in March of 1891, and the dolls are very rare today -
record size
On May 7, 1898, the most common size of a record was 10 inches and 12inches diameter. The records usely came in a paper or a cardcover. At about 1910 most of the records were recorded at about 78 to 80 rpm. The record was invented by Tomes Edison. -
bankrupcy
On September 12, 1894 Edison did not own the North American Phonograph. He declared bankruptcy of the North American Phonograph company. Then Edison bought the company. -
modern phonograph
The most modern section of the exhibit, “listening anywhere,” features the innovation many of us are most intimately familiar with, the iPod Classic. First released by Apple in 2001.