— Thomas Alva Edison Commemorative —
1847 - 1931
Thomas A. Edison at age 14 (left), age 31 soon after he invented the phonograph (center),
and in his later years (right).
Photos credit 1.
— Thomas Alva Edison Commemorative —
1847 - 1931
Thomas A. Edison at age 14 (left), age 31 soon after he invented the phonograph (center),
and in his later years (right).
Photos credit 1.
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Edison, the Man (1940, starring Spencer Tracy as Edison)
showing Edison's invention of the phonograph.
Phonograph enthusiasts will note that the phonograph shown in the clip is not the original-style phonograph from November 1877, but the more refined Brady-type developed in early 1878! Click here to see a full-page color illustration from Harper's Weekly of 1878 announcing Edison's new invention. |
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