America's Best History where we take a look at the timeline of American History and the historic sites and national parks that hold that history within their lands. Photos courtesy of the Library of Congress, National Archives, National Park Service, americasbesthistory.com & its licensors.

Dec 03, 2021 · Thomas Edison develops the phonograph, the first practical method of recording and playing back sound on metal foil. CD players MP3 players: 1870s: Lester Pelton invents a useful new kind of water turbine known as a Pelton wheel. Turbines: 1877: Thomas Edison invents his sound-recording machine or phonograph—a forerunner of the record player ...

Sep 27, 2021 · Electronics History Timeline (600 BC to 2007) ... 1877 – Thomas Alva Edison invented phonograph. 1878 – Joseph Swan invented Incandescent light bulb. 1879 – Thomas Alva Edison introduced a long lasting filament for incandescent lamp. 1887 – Nikola Tesla invented the first induction motor.

Aug 21, 2018 · In his 84 years, Thomas Edison acquired a record number of 1,093 patents (singly or jointly) and was the driving force behind such innovations as …

Feb 29, 2020 · First of all, the phonograph was invented thirteen years earlier than the gramophone and was then dubbed as the first talking machine, being able to playback and record sounds. The more fundamental difference between the two though, is that the phonograph uses a spinning cylinder to produce music while the gramophone uses flat discs.

The Voyager message is carried by a phonograph record, a 12-inch gold-plated copper disk containing sounds and images selected to portray the diversity of life and culture on Earth. Launched in 1977, both Voyager spacecraft began a historic journey and each carried a unique 'time capsule' along with them.

A period of time featuring technological innovation and opulent wealth, the late 1800s in America was an era of change. Below, find out what was happening as new money, like the Russell family in the HBO Original The Gilded Age, started leaving its mark on American society.

The first powered, sustained, and controlled airplane flight in history lasts 12 seconds. Wilbur pilots the machine. On a flight later that day, Orville will remain aloft 59 seconds and travel 852 ...