A phonograph, later called a gramophone, [a] and since the 1940s a record player, or more recently a turntable, is a device for the mechanical and analogue reproduction of sound.

Phonograph, also called a record player, instrument for reproducing sounds by means of the vibration of a stylus, or needle, following a groove on a rotating disc. The invention of the …

The phonograph was developed as a result of Thomas Edison's work on two other inventions, the telegraph and the telephone. In 1877, Edison was working on a machine that would transcribe …

Jul 18, 2023 · What Is a Phonograph? The phonograph is a mechanical device that captures and plays back sound using several key components, including a rotating cylindrical or disc …

Jun 11, 2023 · A phonograph, also known as a gramophone in later iterations (as a trademark since 1887 and a generic name in the UK from 1910), a record player since the 1940s, or …

In 1877, Thomas Edison invented the phonograph using a combination of the phonautograph, the telegraph and the telephone. His goal was to transcribe messages from the telegraph to a …

Jul 11, 2025 · A phonograph is the first sound recording and playback device, invented by Thomas Edison in 1877, which operates purely on mechanical energy. Before 1877, sound …

Invented just a year earlier, the telephone converted sound waves into an electrical current that was just strong enough to energize a delicate electromagnet. By using the electromagnet to …

Prior to this technological invention, the only way that people could capture sound was through written transcriptions which at the time often utilized “Western” staff notation. The first …

Jul 18, 2017 · SEPTEMBER— Edison sketched this amazing series of forgotten phonograph designs in his quest to imagine various means of recording. Look closely and you’ll see …