Phonograph

It may be possible to survive a nuclear explosion, but the aftermath hits even harder. Survival may be hard in the nuclear winter, but in “ The Portable Phonograph” by Walter Van Tilburg Clark, the character, Dr. Jenkins, has it figured out. Gratefully he has fire and water and protection, which according to the article “ How to Survive Nuclear Winter” by James Roberts, Dr. Jenkins has all the needed supplies for the winter. Although it may not be the an ideal type of winter, but nuclear bombs…

regard with great or respect or to have high esteem for someone or something. My personal definition of honor is to be a productive member in society and to help out others around you. Thomas Edison In 1877 Thomas Edison invented the first phonograph. A phonograph is a sound reproducing that uses cylinders to record sound as well as reproduce sound. In 1879 Thomas Edison built the first commercially practical incandescent light bulb. Edison also introduced the world's first viable way of…

What is the most influential invention of the late 19th century? Well, there are many choices to choose from. There is the light bulb/electricity which is mainly associated with Thomas Edison, the airplane created by the Wright Brothers, the telephone created by Alexander Graham Bell and his partner Thomas Watson, and the automobile/assembly line which is mainly related to Henry Ford. These people and their inventions have had an unbelievable effect on our world today. I cannot imagine this…

Graham Bell also impacted the world with his invention of the Phonograph. Thomas Edison originally invented the Phonograph and Alexander Graham Bell altered it in ways better to suit the world. The Phonograph is an instrument that records sound and can play it back as it was recorded. This cylindrical invention consists of a cone where the person talks into, a stylus and the mechanism that make the phonograph work. The Phonograph is no longer used today but it was altered again and again by…

sound called the phonograph. While he was working on improvements to the telegraph and the telephone he figured out a way to record sound on tinfoil coated cylinders. He created a machine with two needles, one for recording and one for playback. When Thomas Alva Edison spoke into the mouthpiece, the sound vibrations of his voice would be indented onto the cylinder by the recording needle. “Mary had a little lamb” were the first words that Thomas Alva Edison recorded on the phonograph. It took…

suggests that Josh email her like she’s his father and she’ll send an email back. In the attic, Josh finds a laptop that his father and Josh were building together. Josh decides to email his “father” and send it to Kahlo. Josh finds an Edison phonograph and combines the…

In American History there are a lot of successful people who have changed the Americans life for better. Thomas Edison was one of the first inventors in American history, he made many researches that help to improve a lot of devices, and his inventions affected life not only in the United States but all around the world. in fact, there are a lot of things that we would not have without Thomas Edison such as all new technology that we use today in our daily lives. However Thomas Edison lived a…

The history of CBS starts in 1927 when United independent Broadcasters Inc (UIB) in Chicago, Illinois. In the same year, the company known as Columbian Phonograph invests in UIB and thus Columbia Phonograph Broadcasting Systems is founded. This is the beginning of the CBS name which is now known around the world. In 1928, due to too much cost, the company is sold to wealthy investor William S. Paley, who then changed the name to the Columbia Broadcast Systems, or CBS. On January 18th, 1929,…

Well, let me start off by saying that both Tesla and Edison had many inventions that changed the world in a way. They both to me in my opinion were the utmost ingenious people to put forth ideas that no one else would of thought before. If it weren't for them both we won't be holding some of the stuff that we have today, like our phones and instead of electricity something else like candle power. I would love to be an apprentice on their side for either Edison or Tesla because it would have been…

Music often plays a very important role in one 's life. Music during the Great Depression era was very important to people. John Steinbeck shows the importance of music during the Great Depression era in his novel The Grapes of Wrath. The novel presents a clear historical connection to music during the depression era. Music was important for entertainment, enlightenment, and social criticism. First, music was heavily used for entertainment. Television was just recently created. That being said,…