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).
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Listen to the Old Gent's reminiscence of his
favorite inventive discovery (it worked the first time he tried it).
In these words, which Edison spoke in 1929, note the fondness with which he speaks of
his phonograph —
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Click on the image to the right to see a clip from the movie Edison, the Man (1940, starring Spencer Tracy as Edison) depicting 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.
