Phonograph

The Talking Doll Once Edison had patented his phonograph, he began to develop ways to use it. One idea was to miniaturize the phonograph and insert it into a doll or other toy. The phonograph was enclosed in a tin casing that composed the doll's chest. Then arms, legs, and head were attached for the complete look. Little girls sat in factory stalls and recorded the songs and nursery rhymes that were inscribed on the wax cylinders for the phonographs to play. Unfortunately, the idea of a talking…

Edison invented many great inventions. To the Phonograph to the motion pictures. The invention he was famous for the most was the electric light(Gaines). Edison gets all these good ideas in his head to improve and help Americans with daily issues. There is one invention that Edison wanted to improve, The Speaking Telegraph. Collins states Edison was one of many inventors who improve the “Speaking Telegraph”...Edison had a machinist build the phonograph...Edison developed a system of electric…

I did my presentation over how many times my lovely guinea pig Gus whistled at me when I walked in the room. I got Gus about two years ago, and I will say he is a very needy piggy. His specific breed is a teddy guinea pig, which means he has some what long hair, and he is very fluffy. Now, on about my research. As I said before, Gus is needy; therefore, if I were to leave the room and come back he would want a treat, he would want me to pet him on his little head, or he would want me to just…

In any sort of post-nuclear situation, it is a life or death circumstance for any survivors of the disaster. This is what Montag and his group of fellow knowledge preservationists from Fahrenheit 451 and the group of people in “The Portable Phonograph” have to go through. There are similarities and differences between these two stories, such as the world that the characters are living in, the priorities of the survivors, and types of endings that they have. In Fahrenheit 451, the post-nuclear…

The aim of this essay is to look into contemporary means of music distribution, and identify which is currently the most profitable and widely used, and why they are used and the effect they have on the music industry. This information will then be used to predict which method of distribution will survive the test of time, and potentially be the means of distribution that could still be in use 15 years from now. This essay will explore the profitability and popularity of three different…

temperature is below zero. If the winters in Vancouver are difficult for some, a nuclear winter would be much more challenging. Nuclear winters are hard for the people that survive because it is depressing, dangerous, and cold. The short story “Portable Phonograph” by Walter Van Tilburg Clark shows what it is like living through a nuclear winter through a man’s eyes. It explains how the man survives, and the lifestyle. Although it is important to know what others have gone through (or going…

According to Science Buddies Staffs, “Take a Musical Step Back in Time: Make Your Own Phonograph From Everyday Items,” in the year 1877, Thomas Edison successfully built the phonograph. The phonograph, back then consisted of turning a cylinder wrapped with paraffin paper or tinfoil, a needle, and horn. The use of a phonograph was to first connect the stylus(needle) to the paper or tinfoil, then yell into the horn while spinning the diaphragm, this results in indentions in the paper, after that…

They purchased the phonograph shortly after the World War I ended on November 11, 1918, with money obtained by cashing in their War Bonds. At the time, Willie, Clara, and Clara’s father, Anton, lived on a farm southeast of Harris in Peaceful Valley. Life on the farm, which had no electricity, was austere. The phonograph, a luxury dedicated to entertainment, was a valued possession. By rolling the phonograph out onto the front porch to provide the music, Willie…

Edison and his assistance W.L.K. Dickson were trying to enliven the sound recordings from the phonograph with moving pictures in hopes of boosting the sales of the phonograph. After conducting some experiments, Edison was able to introduce the kinetoscope, a device for viewing moving pictures. In 1877, Edward Muybridge successfully photographed a horse in fast motion using a series…

brothers William, Samuel, Marion, Eliza, Carle, and Harriet. His mom and dad, Nancy and Samuel and grandsons, John, Michael, Peter, and Thomas. His jobs are entrepreneur, film producer, film director, inventor, and business person. He invented the phonograph and electric light bulb. How did Thomas…