Phonograph

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__**The time before the phonograph:**__
==Imagine a time where you went to go see a movie and there was no sound and every so often, text would appear telling you what they were saying. Imagine not being able to listen to your favorite band or artist. Imagine T.V. with no sound, imagine not hearing any voice unless you were in person or on the telephone.== ==Sure, the radio helped with this but with the radio, the entire family would have to huddle around the one little radio and listen closely and hope that they didnt miss anything if they had to get up to go do something. If you wanted to hear someone, you would have to go see them speak or sing in person which could be expensive.==

__The Inventor:__
==The inventor of the phonograph was Thomas Edison. Edison was born in Milan, Ohio but grew up in Port Huron, Michigan. Surprisingly, Thomas Edison only went to school for about three months! Yet he was able to invent arguably the 3 things that have influenced us the most in this world. Before he invented motion pictures and light, he invented the phonograph. Yes, this man invented lightbulbs, movies, and the recording and playing back of voices. Even though he had many more successful inventions that just those listed above, he also had some failures, like his telephone transmitter which he abandoned when he got the idea for the phonograph while working on it.==

__The invention:__
==Thomas Edison himself was shocked when he heard his own words come out of a tiny instrument he had made. He called it the phonograph. This, although he may not have realized it at the time, was going to revolutionize the way the world functioned in later years. The world was shocked by his invention, he got it patented and sold. This invention has evolved into modern day things such as iPods and movies, people may say No way the phonograph has evolved into my iPod! But if you think about it, if the recording and playback of voices was never invented, we wouldn't even have music let alone portable devices that played back the recordings of your favorite artist. This also revolutionized Edison’s previous invention, the motion picture. The phonograph allowed sound to be put into motion pictures so people would no longer have to stop watching the movie to read what the people were supposed to be saying.==

__**Thomas Edison reciting the first words he spoke into his first phonograph**__
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__The impact:__
==The phonograph had a huge impact, especially seen in modern society where people cant go one single day without listening to music or watching t.v. The phonograph made iPods and sound movies possible. Tons of people flock to the movies everyday to enjoy the films and without sound they wouldnt nearly be as popular. Without the huge influence of being able to record voices and play them back, we wouldnt be able to listen to our favorite group or artist unless in person or on the radio.==

=__References:__= =Bellis, Mary. "Thomas Edison - The Inventions of Thomas Edison." //Inventors//. Web. 16 Feb. 2011. .=

=Edison, Thomas. "Thomas Edison and the First Phonograph." //Welcome//. Web. 16 Feb. 2011. .=

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