Edison's phonograph was a sensation. Premiering Jan. 27 on PBS. On December 7, 1877 Thomas Edison demonstrated his phonograph at the New York City offices of the nation’s leading technical weekly ...
Before he was a legendary inventor, Thomas Edison was a telegraph operator. By the 1920s, Thomas Edison was a prolific inventor and quite possibly the most famous man in the world. But before he ...
TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online ...
Phonograph expert John Paul Kurdyla will present special programs on the phonograph this July and August at Edison & Ford Winter Estates. A resident of Padua, Italy, Kurdyla’s expertise and engaging ...
THE present state of perfection of the Edison phonograph led me to attempt some experiments with it on our New England Indians, as a means of preserving languages which are rapidly becoming extinct. I ...
Phonographs were invented in 1877. The early versions had one needle for recording and another needle for playing. The music was recorded on tinfoil-coated cylinders using a needle to make tiny lines ...
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This is a stock certificate for 50 ...
A beautiful palm tree, one of the oldest and finest in the city, was destroyed by fire in Saturday night in front of the home A. G. Hubbard on the Terrace. A woman who was walking on the Terrace at ...
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