Phonograph - 1877 Invented by Thomas Edison-1877 Recorded sound
on a tinfoil sheet that rotated on a cylinder Sound played back
through a large horn Hand crank To see a video click the
picture.
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Gramophone - 1887 Invented by Emile Berliner 1887 Used flat
discs called records instead of a cylinder. First records made of
hard rubber Also had a hand crank to turn disc To see a video click
the picture.
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Gramophone Improvements - 1910 Emile Berliner worked with
Eldrige Johnson to invent a spring motor to spin records No more
hand crank Many worked to improve record quality Later, speakers
would replace the horn To see a video click the picture.
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Radio 1920s Many scientists discovered radio waves which could
transmit sound through the air First radio stations developed in
the 1920s Many homes had a radio to listen to music, sports,
weather, news To see a video click the picture.
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Transistor Radio 1954 Developed by Texas Instruments company
Could listen to favorite station on the go Battery-operated Came in
many colors To see a video click the picture above
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Portable stereo - 1962 Developed by Henry Kloss Had a record
player, amplifier, and 2 speakers Folded neatly into a suitcase Had
to be plugged in To see a video click the picture.
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8 track tape - 1963 Invented by Bill Lear of Lear Jet Company
Loop of magnetic tape inside a cartridge Could not fast-forward or
rewind First introduced to bring portable music into cars Could
also be played in your home on an 8 Track player. To see a video
click the picture.
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Cassette tape - 1965 Developed by Phillips company Recorded
sound on spools of magnetic tape Could fast forward and rewind
Could hold more music than 8-track tapes and better sound Could be
played on a stereo, boombox, or cassette player. To see a video
click the picture above
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Walkman - 1979 Developed by Sony Used cassette tapes Plug in
head phones Battery operated Small and portable To see a video
click the picture.
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CD - 1982 Developed by Sony and Phillips A laser beam is used
to read information on the CD Can skip songs and select songs
Better sound quality than cassette tapes To see a video click the
picture
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MP3 player - 1998 MP3 files developed by Fraunhofer Institute
in Germany Small Music files with great sound Music files could be
transferred from your computer to the portable player Memory chip
stores songs first ones could hold only 6-8 songs + and buttons to
scroll through songs To see a video click the picture.
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iPod - 2001 Developed by Apple Plays MP3 music files Files
stored in flash drive memory chip Holds more music than 1 st MP3
players (1,000 songs) Wheel to navigate quickly through songs Use
itunes to quickly sync songs from computer To see a video click the
picture.
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Modern Technology Your phone can also play your favorite music
Holds thousands of songs You can select songs on a touch screen You
can use Bluetooth to connect your music to car radio, headphones,
or speaker without a wire To see a video click the picture.