Phonograph

Development of the steel industry was boosted by discovery of the Bessemer process. ("Second Industrial Revolution") Henry Bessemer and William Kelly drastically reduced the cost and time needed in producing steel from pig-iron. They found out that that blasting air through molten iron produced high quality steel. Steel was widely used in construction of buildings, because it provided good support for skyscrapers and tall towers. Cornelius Vanderbilt, an American entrepreneur who built his…

century to a modern, efficient device that can be carried anywhere, and can be used for a lot more that communication. Another example of technology changing over the years is progression of music devices. We no longer use big, bulky records on a phonograph, nor do we use a clunky Walkman.…

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…

During this time the people started to realize it was more important to pay for the things they needed to pay for and save the rest for a later date in banks. The workers did use the own now and pay later system, but only on small items like the phonograph. Managements thought it was important for employees to have leisure time, so they could explore and fine new consumer desires. Culture was for everyone and they expressed it in different ways, mostly to feel togetherness with people similar to…

and radio stations were offered the bribe from the musicians. In this essay, I will discuss more on Payola. Payola is portmanteau of the words “pay” and “Victrola”. Pay is obvious in meaning and Victorla is a word taken from the original radio-phonograph called “Victor Talking Machine Company of Camden, New Jersey and used to…

Linear Horn: The linear horn, also known as the straight-sided horn, is a cone-shaped shell with no curvature, it is the oldest and simplest design. The pressure change through the horn is linear as a sound wave moves through it, so there is no distortion of the sound. The gradual change in the cross-sectional area of the horn decreases distortion and provides a good phase response due to compressed air in the throat. Devices intended to reproduce human voices, such as the megaphone, are…

credited with being the first industrial research lab of its kind. Edison, and his team of engineers spent their time there working on inventions, he believed would be successful. Edison invented the phonograph in 1877, which made him a celebrity, and gave him the nickname “Wizard of Menlo Park.” The phonograph was a device that recorded the human voice, and was capable of playing it back. There was a needle that made impressions on a soft tinfoil like paper, and when played back it made sound…

Miss Mina, however, represents the changing role of women during this century. She has a complete knowledge of the typewriters and phonographs and is already shown to be married to one man. Dr. Van Helsing and Dr. Seward are two characters that Bram Stoker uses to provide readers with proof for all the scientific knowledge and theories concerned with Dracula. This is so that the text…

The Diamond In the Rough (Working Conditions): When it comes to American Industrialization, most people think that the bad outweighs the good. However, if they look harder they can see that the Industrial Era in America had a lot of good effects. Through it’s poor working conditions, we gained new labor laws. We also experienced many technological advances, and an economic boom in America. Due to the fact that all of these things happened during this time, the Industrial Era was a positive time…

immortal, than there is to think that one of my phonograph cylinders will be immortal. . . . No, the brain is a piece of meat mechanism - nothing more than a wonderful meat mechanism”(Thomas Edison the paranomalist). Edison did not believe in god and had his opinion which would end up causing tensions with Christian churches. Accomplishments/Contributions Edison accomplished a lot in his lifetime like making the world’s incandescent light bulb, made the phonograph, Edison paved the way for…