Edison's phonograph

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf invention
gptkbp:advertising yes
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Thomas_Edison
gptkbp:businessModel 1878 model
gptkbp:culturalImpact yes
gptkbp:culturalSignificance yes
gptkbp:endOfProduction 1920s
gptkbp:engineDisplacement hand-cranked
gptkbp:exhibits public exhibitions
gptkbp:firstPublished gptkb:Menlo_Park,_New_Jersey
1878
gptkbp:function playback of sound
gptkbp:hasCompetitors gptkb:Emile_Berliner
gptkbp:hasExperienceIn interactive
gptkbp:hasProductLine positive
gptkbp:hasVersion cylinder phonograph
gptkbp:historicalContext Industrial Revolution
gptkbp:historicalSignificance digital audio players
first device to record sound
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Edison's phonograph
gptkbp:impact music industry
gptkbp:influenced yes
film industry
gptkbp:influencedBy scientific research
mechanical devices
gptkbp:inheritsFrom audio recording technology
gptkbp:inspiration future inventions
gptkbp:inventor gptkb:Thomas_Edison
gptkbp:isEngagedIn gptkb:Mary_Had_a_Little_Lamb
gptkbp:legacy paved the way for modern recording
gptkbp:marketedAs entertainment
started in 1878
gptkbp:material tinfoil
gptkbp:notableFeature ability to record and reproduce sound
gptkbp:notableUsers musicians, inventors
gptkbp:patentFilingDate February 19, 1878
gptkbp:patentNumber US200521
gptkbp:productQuality limited by technology
gptkbp:recordings limited
cylinder
mechanical recording
cylinder format
mechanical engraving
vibrations on a surface
gptkbp:relatedModel tinfoil phonograph
gptkbp:relatedPatent gramophone, tape recorder
gptkbp:relatedTo audio technology
gptkbp:researchAndDevelopment electrical recording
gptkbp:soundtrack analog
gptkbp:startsAt high
gptkbp:successor gramophone
gptkbp:technology yes
gptkbp:triggerType cylinder
gptkbp:type mechanical device
gptkbp:userBase musicians
gptkbp:uses sound recording
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1877