The Phonograph: The Incredible Talking Machine

After reading"The Incredible Talking Machine","History Of The Cylinder Phonograph", and"Psst...Hey, You", it becomes evident that the phonograph and Audio Spotlight are similar.Both products were built,refined,and marketed.As a result,they became widely used and evolved into products we still use today.

After a couple of “failed” attempts of making a device that could be used for mass sharing of music in the late 1800s, an immigrant from Germany had finally come up with an idea that would change everything. Chichester Bell (Alexander Graham Bell's cousin) and Thomas Edison’s idea to record sounds on round cylinders was a good idea except for the sound quality and general effort that was required to make and replicate sound. The Phonograph was one of the earliest attempts at recording devices. Thomas A. Edison wanted to create this device in order to assist with business interactions. He originally used foil to record sounds, but this wasn't the best medium. You could only play sounds once and the quality wasn’t the greatest. This is when wax cylinders came into play. It was eventually decided that the wax cylinder wasn't strong enough to record something permanently. Next followed the graphophone. This invention by Bell fixed the replay problem, but mass production of music would’ve been impossible because of the sheer amount of work involved in recording each cylinder separately (Bells).

The war is over; no more detonations, no more shockwaves. Everything the mankind had built has been completely destroyed by the nuclear weapons, there is nothing left. The world is plunged into a nuclear winter. The men of the short story “The Portable Phonograph” by Walter Van Tilburg Clark were apparently the only humans left in a totally different world. According to the article “How to Survive a Nuclear Winter” by James Roberts, they live in what it seems to be an apocalyptic world, in something worse than in a nuclear war: a nuclear winter. Everything around the, has totally changed and the survivors would need several essentials items to feed together their body, their soul and

Throughout life and the historical world humans live in, war has always been dangerous. But if that was thought out to be dangerous, a nuclear winter will definitely create humanity's extinction. In the short story “the portable phonograph” by Walter Van Tilburg Clark, he is explaining the significant factor of how much the “older days” come in handy during a nuclear winter.as well as showing how he survived a nuclear winter without having all the resources he needs with him. On the other hand James Roberts explains in his article “ How To Survive A Nuclear Winter” and what to do when trying to survive a catastrophic event like a nuclear winter. A Nuclear winter, a theoretical concept, would devastate the world and people would have to prepare

In the late 1880’s, America was starting to move away from the post-Civil War era. New inventions were coming onto the world stage, such as barbwire and the telephone. Soon, people were taking these new inventions and improving them, making them their own. Emile Berliner decided to do just that with the invention of his gramophone, an improvement of Thomas Edison’s phonograph. This new invention was the most beneficial to the late 1800’s because the invention of the gramophone paved the way for many new jobs, many similar inventions, and eventually changed the way that we listened to music forever.

Siddhartha chose to leave both the Samanas and the Buddha because he felt that both of them did not provide enough knowledge on how to gain enlightenment. However, Siddhartha left the Samanas because he felt that the Samanas only escaped temporarily from suffering while the Buddha’s path did not provide an individual way to salvation. During his travels with the Samanas and the discussion with the Buddha, Siddhartha gained valuable knowledge on asceticism and many different paths to achieve enlightenment. However, both of the paths were not suitable to Siddhartha.

At the turn of the 20th century, Thomas Edison’s phonograph became a world renowned technical innovation. Over a hundred years later, the audio spotlight has done the same thing. The phonograph, which was the world’s first documented recording device, astounded and delighted audiences for years. The audio spotlight, which is a device used to share messages that only one person at a time can hear, has captured the attention of a new audience in the 21st century. The phonograph, which was originally marketed as an office tool, was later refined and marketed for listening to pre-recorded music.

Acoustics is the science of sound generation, transmission and reception. Acoustics was invented by the Greek philosopher Pythagoras which experiments of vibrating strings that produced pleasing musical intervals were so advanced that a tuning system that bears his name. There are many stories of how Pythagoras founded this system. John G. Landels argues that, “Pythagoras was listening to four blacksmiths working in shop. Each hammer made various pitches every time the hammer stuck another piece of metal”.

These three texts we read all have an obvious central idea: the phonograph. But these three articles all share a bit more than that. They all talk about how it works, competition of Edison’s original phonograph, and where it’s used(both then and now).These other ideas all contribute to the story if the phonograph. In the three passages they all talk about how the machine develops the sound.

Sound is what can be heard, whether it is through a speaker or from your mouth. In “The Incredible Talking Machine”, the excerpt from “ History of the Cylinder Phonograph” and “Psst.. Hey, You. ”The development and promotion of the sound device is done in a similar way. Such as input of sound, use of product and unexplored potential of the product.

The article “Psst.. Hey You,” includes not only information about the process of refining and marketing but also the development of the Audio Spotlight. Throughout “The Talking Machine,” Randall Stross talked about the phonograph and how the public talked about it before it was ready to sell. The invention of the phonograph got out to the public and many different possibilities blossomed among the audience. A lot of positive theories were thought about the device.

Heffernan also illustrates how headphones work, stating, “when an audio current passes through the device’s voice coil, it creates an alternating magnetic field that moves a stiff, light diaphragm” (Heffernan, 2011). Describing the history of headphones and how the technology works portrays Heffernan as a reasonable author with a deep understanding of her subject matter, which earns the trust and respect of the audience.

There is no genre of modern music that it is not intertwined by the roots of classical influence. In fact, it is quite a marvel to sit back and listen to how music is evolving so swiftly,however, remains very coherent in its classical influence. By simply listening to different decades of music, it is immediately apparent that certain patterns, rhythms, and instruments are constantly replicated to explore new creations. One of the tools that has presented these changes for years is the phonograph. The phonograph, similarly to music, has evolved as well, displaying multi-faceted capabilities. The adaptability of the phonograph is an amazing achievement. To understand this achievement of adaptability, it will be important to understand; the history

In his life Alexander Graham Bell invented a number of wide ranging inventions. Starting from a labor saving de-husker in his youth to the famous telephone to the predecessor of radio and fiber optic communications--the photophone and also a metal detector. His impact on science is permanently honored by naming the unit of sound intensity the bel (more commonly used as a decibel.) Everyone’s life is still affected strongly by the giant leap that Mr. Bell took when he decided to help deaf students

Early man’s ability to make, control, and manipulate fire was a landmark catalyst in the development of the human species. Fire gave man crucial tools to aid survival, improving quality of life as well as lengthening the average lifespan (McKenna). Aside from the intermediate and tangible improvements fire brought to the lives of the early man, it also was key in cultural development; it gave early groups another skill by which distinguish members, and also helped facilitate the creation and spread of spoken language (McKenna). Considering all that fire contributed to the lives of the earliest humans, it may very well be the most important innovation in the history of man. Controlled fire may very well be the most important innovation in history, but there are many more inventions that benefited humans and society. Paul Ranter, a writer and filmmaker expresses how paper, which was invented around 100 B.C. in China, has been indispensable in allowing people to write down and share ideas then and now. Adding on to this topic, the wheel is one of the world's greatest inventions. It was very helpful for moving heavy objects and helped the Mesopotamian advance in transportation. Without this invention, we would not be nearly as advanced as we are today in the automobile or transportation industries. The Sumerians were the first to make this wheel. It benefited them because for a short period of time they were the only society with a wheel. They took advantage of this and used it against other civilizations that didn't have access to the wheel to conquer new lands and territories (“The Wheel”). This is one reason why the wheel was one of the of best inventions ever made. It provided advancements for societies in ancient civilizations and continues to do the same for societies today. There is also electricity that is also one of the biggest and most important inventions in