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Edison coined the term “phonograph” from the Greek roots “phono,” meaning sound, and “graph,” meaning instrument for recording.

Thomas Edison invented the phonograph on August 12, 1877. It "will undoubtedly be liberally devoted to music," Edison predicted with stunning accuracy in 1878.

The phonograph spawned such expressions as “put a sock in it,” meaning to muffle the sound. In 1901, the Lambert Co. replaced the wax cylinders with celluloid units that eventually morphed ...

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That first jukebox was constructed by the Pacific Phonograph Co. Four stethoscope-like tubes were attached to an Edison Class M electric phonograph fitted inside an oak cabinet. The tubes operated ...

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The disc phonograph hidden in a table lamp went out of style quickly, and today only a few are ever offered for sale. A restored phonograph lamp, a true conversation piece, sold for $1,200 at ...

Not much surprises us nowadays on the CNET Car Tech channel. In this age of mobile, voice-activated, wireless, digital, high-definition, mesh-networked, in-car infotainment, we hardly bat an ...

“In the end, they named it the phonograph. But it might have been called the omphlegraph, meaning ‘voice writer.’ Or the antiphone (back talker). Or the didasko phone (portable teacher ...