phonograph
It was one of the first practical sound-recording machines. This topic is part of Audio History within Technology. This page currently draws on 5 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
phonograph trivia questions
The phonograph was invented to record and reproduce what?
Answer: Sound
Bonus fact: It was one of the first practical sound-recording machines.
Who invented the phonograph in 1877?
Answer: Thomas Edison
Bonus fact: Edison's early machine recorded sound on tinfoil cylinders.
What recording shape did Edison's earliest phonograph use?
Answer: Cylinder
Bonus fact: Later systems popularized flat records.
Which sound-recording device did Edison invent in 1877?
Answer: Phonograph
Bonus fact: The phonograph could record and reproduce sound.
In what year did Thomas Edison invent the first device able to record and play back sound?
Answer: 1877
Bonus fact: Edison's first phonograph recorded sound as indentations on tinfoil wrapped around a rotating drum.