The Gramophone invented by E. Berliner, Reproducing the Human Voice
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Emile Berliner Invents the Flat Disc Gramophone

1887
Drawing of Berliner's Grammophone from his 1895 patent
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In 1887 Emile Berliner invented the flat disc Gramophone in Washington, D.C. The flat disc eventually replaced the Edison wax cylinder as a recording and playback device, and enabled the birth of the recording industry.

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Technology / Engineering
Sound / Video Recording
Music