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Tinfoil Phonograph

The Tinfoil Phonograph

tinfoilinnovation

Edison’s 1877 invention of the tinfoil phonograph, the first machine that could record and reproduce sound, astonished the world and made him an international celebrity.

Innovations

  • Inventing Sound Recording
  • Inventing the Wizard of Menlo Park
  • The Response to the Phonograph
  • Marketing the Phonograph
  • The Tinfoil Phonograph

Life of Edison

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  • Innovation Series
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  • Edison & Science Fiction

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