On December 7, 1877 Thomas Edison demonstrated his phonograph at the New York City offices of the nation's leading technical weekly publication, Scientific American. The following report set off ...

Crafting the Classic: How a Phonograph Record Player is Made Posted: February 13, 2025 | Last updated: February 13, 2025 Step into the world of audio craftsmanship as we reveal the process behind ...

On Feb. 25, 1925, Art Gillham, a musician known as “the Whispering Pianist” for his gentle croon, entered Columbia Phonograph Company’s studio to test out a newly installed electrical system.

Photograph by daisuke miyagi In 1877, Thomas Edison invented the phonograph, becoming the first person ever to record and reproduce his own voice. In 1895, the Edison Company created one of the ...

Bell demonstrated his telephone and Thomas Edison his phonograph at the Smithsonian Castle Building during meetings of the newly formed National Academy of Sciences, headed by Smithsonian Secretary ...