Inventions

Phonograph

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Technology and Engineering Atlas. "Phonograph." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-technology.interactiveatlas.org/inventions/phonograph.

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Technology and Engineering Atlas. (n.d.). Phonograph. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-technology.interactiveatlas.org/inventions/phonograph

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@misc{technologyandengineeringatlas-phonograph,
  author = {Technology and Engineering Atlas},
  title = {Phonograph},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-technology.interactiveatlas.org/inventions/phonograph},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

A phonograph, later called a gramophone and since the 1940s a record player, is a device for the mechanical and analogue reproduction of sound. It was invented in 1877 by Thomas Edison.

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A phonograph, later called a gramophone, and since the 1940s a record player, or more recently a turntable, is a device for the mechanical and analogue reproduction of sound.

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The phonograph was invented in 1877 by Thomas Edison.

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