Case History: Library of Congress Audio-Visual Prototyping Project
The History of Audio
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The History of AudioBy Cailey Roberson
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Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison really played a large role throughout the history of audio. He invented many things including the phonograph.
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1877
Thomas Edison invents the phonograph.
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1878
The first music is put on a record. Jules Levy plays Yankee Doodle on his cornet.
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1888
Edison improves his original phonograph by making an electric motor-driven phonograph.
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1895
Marconi successfully experiments with his wireless telegraphy system in Italy.
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1901
Experimental optical recordings are made on motion picture film.
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1906
Lee DeForest invents the triode vacuum tube, the first electronic signal amplifier.
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1910
The first live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera.
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1913
The first “talking movie” is demonstrated by Edison.
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1919
The Radio Corporation of America (RCA) is founded.
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1927
“The Jazz Singer” is released as the first commercial talking motion picture.
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1933
Magnetic recording on steel wire is developed for commercial use.
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1935
BASF makes the first plastic-based magnetic tapes.
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1940
“Fantasia” is released, made with eight-track stereophonic sound.
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1947
Ampex produces the first tape recorder (the Model 200).
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1948
The Audio Engineering Society (AES) is formed.
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1954
Germany introduces the electromechanical reverberation plate.
The first pocket transistor is produced by Sony.
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1956
Les Paul makes the first 8-track recordings.
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1958
The first commercial stereo disk recordings appear.
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1963
Philips introduces the first cassette tape. The Beach Boys use the first large full-
range sound system for their concert tour.
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1964
The Beatles were the first to intentionally incorporate guitar feedback on a song (I Feel Fine).
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1965
Robert Moog creates the synthesizer.
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1974
DuPont makes the CrO2 cassette tape.
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1975
Digital tape recording is used in professional audio studios.
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1981
Philips demonstrates the CD.
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1982
Sony releases the first CD player.
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1984
Apple markets the Macintosh computer.
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1986
The first digital consoles appear.
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1997
DVDs and DVD players are introduced.
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1998
MP-3 players appear.
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Citations
http://www.aes.org/aeshc/docs/audio.history.timeline.html
http://community.digitalmediaacademy.org/12758-how-the-beatles-changed-music