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Phonograph

8 Gene Barretta writes that Edison’s phonograph “was the
first device to record sound and play it back.” Mr. Barretta says
it “was a major scientific breakthrough.” The phonograph led
to many more inventions. Edison invented the jukebox, the

talking doll, and the dictation machine. Inventors who were
inspired by the phonograph gave us vinyl records, compact
discs, and digital music. Just as the movie industry started at
Edison’s lab, so did the music industry.

9 The phonograph changed the way we listen to music. Mr.
Barretta writes that before Edison it “was not possible . . . to

record any sound we like.” Imagine a world without recorded
sound! There would be no singles, albums, or music videos.
The only way you would be able to listen to music would be to
hear a live performance of a singer or musician. Since

we would not be able to record people speaking, there
would be no voicemail, audiobooks, or recordings of
memorable speeches. Today, we can only imagine
what the Gettysburg Address sounded like when
Abraham Lincoln delivered it. But, because of the
phonograph, we know exactly what Dr. Martin Luther

King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech sounded like.

compact Things that are compact can fit in a
small space.
singles Music singles are recordings of one song.
memorable When something is memorable, it is
special enough that people want to remember it.

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