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February 19, 1878 the American inventor Thomas Edison patented a device for mechanical recording and playback of sound, which he called the phonograph.This invention was the beginning of the era recordings.Main merit of the device was that the sound recorded on the foil, can be reproduced.
The first recordings were a crater on the surface of the foil made by moving the needle.Foil was placed on the cylinder, rotating with audio playback.Device cost $ 18.Public demonstration of the device at once made Edison famous.
Many thought the magic of sound reproduction, so some dubbed Edison`s "Wizard of Menlo Park".Edison himself was so impressed by the discovery that said: "I have never been so overwhelmed in my life.I`m always afraid of things that work right the first time.Successful demonstration of the device held in the same year in the U.S. and in Europe.
In 1879, the phonograph demonstrated in Russia.Later in the last 40 years has repeatedly Edison perfected his creation, receiving 80 more patents.Edison`s great contribution should be recognized and that he guessed it to perpetuate the great men of his time sending out the first batch of Phonographs famous contemporary elderly.
It is this in Russia in the literary museum can hear the voice of Leo Tolstoy.
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