November of 1877, the publication Scientific American enthuses about Thomas Edison's new invention: the phonograph, a way to record and play back sound. Calling it a "wonderful invention," the article ...

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In 1877, inventor Thomas Edison introduced the phonograph. An amazing contraption, it had the ability to record sound and ...

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It's one of the most famous trademarks of the 20th century: a dog, perhaps a terrier mix, looking at a gramophone horn, head tilted quizzically. It's from an 1898 ...

Violinist David Harrington, founder of new music pioneers Kronos Quartet, says a book his daughter gave him several years ago ignited his interest in the history of Chinese Americans and led him to ...

Kronos Quartet (L-R, Paul Wiancko, David Harrington, Ayane Kozasa and Gabriela Diaz) appears in a Cal Performances presentation on Oct. 11 in Zellerbach Hall in Berkeley. (Danica Taylor via Bay City ...

Voice Memos, Apple's audio recording app, goes far beyond just a simple voice recorder. Here's how to get the most out of what may be Apple's most overlooked app on your iPhone or iPad. Voice Memos ...

You might be old enough to remember record platters, but you probably aren’t old enough to remember when records were cylinders. The Edison Blue Amberol records came out in 1912 and were far superior ...

“Edison Bell”! When declaimed, it has a fine, resonant sound. The term Edison Bell is used, rather casually by collectors and students, to describe a company which began in London and existed from the ...